Our updated website now has a section comparing pests to thieves with integrated pest management as pest-theft prevention. Learn more and see our newest #IPM feature stories and videos in our November newsletter. icont.ac/519Fp #IntegratedPestManagement

One month left to submit a proposal for our annual grant program! This program funds integrated pest management research, outreach and work groups. The Request for Applications can be found on our website, westernipm.org. 🧪

We are happy to announce that Western SARE now has five open Calls for Proposals. Supporting grantwriting webinars and drop in Q&A office hours will be provided. Deadlines in November, day depending on grant program. https://ow.ly/gyBp50X7hVx. photo by LD Productions

Learn tips for encouraging actions to reduce pests and pesticide use in schools from the example of the Oregon State University School IPM Program in a webinar from The Pest Defense for Healthy Schools 10/24 at 10 AM PDT. buff.ly/D4xvhgb

Don't miss a webinar from @asa-cssa-sssa.bsky.social about how IPM can support conservation in programs from USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service 10/23 at 10 AM PDT! You will need a Science Societies account to attend. buff.ly/4SY2uxq

Our podcast, The Big World of IPM, will have new episodes soon -- have you listened to the ones we've released yet? Hear the stories of four integrated-pest-management scientists and their research in various pests in agricultural and community settings. 🧪 #Entomology #WeedManagement buff.ly/iZFt5IP

Hear how New Mexico State University researchers study ways to help gardeners grow healthy tomatoes, and how volunteers get to take home a bounty of produce, in our latest video. youtu.be/MF7NvKdQYsQ?... #gardening #IPM 🧪🌱

Why isn't #TargetedGrazing used more often to manage U.S. national forests? Read about research answering this question and efforts made to address barriers in our newest feature story. 🧪 buff.ly/HieIhbb

Learn about pests of #olive in CA and how to manage them with #IPM in the next UC Ag Experts Talk from @UCIPM. 10/15 at 3 PM, register for the webinar here: buff.ly/CgoO3Qn

Detector dogs for spotted lanternfly? Learn more about this area of research at the next Invasive Species Webinar from Utah State University Extension. 10/14 at 11 AM PDT, register here: buff.ly/r5DDgDy

What do Wyoming and Hawaii agriculture have in common? They can both benefit from enclosed space production! Read our new story on work promoting geodesic domes to protect plants from cold temps, dry winds and volcanic ash in rainfall (you guess which applies to which state). buff.ly/ipdO1XG

October is National Firewood Month! Harmful pests like the spotted lanternfly can hitchhike on firewood. Help keep our forests safe: buy it where you burn it. 🪲🌲🏕️ To register for free webinars from the Don’t Move Firewood organization, visit www.dontmovefirewood.org/firewood-mon... #firewoodmonth

Learn about polyphagous shot-hole borer, how this tree pest is being managed in CA, and how Western Australia is applying lessons learned from CA to their more recent invasion at the North American Invasive Species Management Association's webinar 10/8 at 11 AM PDT. naisma.org/event/webina...

Integrated pest management at its best reduces pesticide risk and protects crops, human health, the environment and farmers' livelihoods. The IPM Institute has launched a campaign to increase federal funding for IPM research and outreach. 🧪 Read more here: ipminstitute.org/initiatives/...

The Western IPM Center's 2026 Request for Applications is now available! Get the details and read other news -- like a new feature story about organic cotton in AZ and a call for more integrated pest management investment from the IPM Institute -- in our October newsletter. icont.ac/5188D

Learn about native bees, how they differ from honeybees and how to protect them at the next Cultivating Healthy Plants webinar "Getting to Know the Bees in Your Backyard" on 10/2 at 11 AM PDT. Register here: usu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Don't miss the next UC Ag Experts Talk from @ucipm.bsky.social 9/24 at 3 PM PDT, which will discuss pest challenges and #IPM solutions for small grains, garbanzo beans and alfalfa! Register here: buff.ly/A5VZ0IC

Healthy plants are more resistant to #pests. Learn how to build healthy soil for healthy plants in the next webinar in the Cultivating Healthy Plants series 9/18 at 11 AM PDT. Register here: usu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Don’t miss our next webinar on September 18! Learn about problems caused by wildlife commonly found in urban areas. Our speaker will also discuss the beneficial ecosystem services wildlife provide and how to live harmoniously with our wild animal neighbors.🦨 Register at ucanr.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Check out the upcoming webinar from the North Central IPM Center, "IPM Network – Measuring Capacity, Framing the Future," which will cover goals to strengthen the IPM network in the U.S. for the ultimate goal of protecting people and the environment. 9/17 at 10 AM PDT. zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Wyoming is the star of this month's newsletter! Read three stories about IPM-related work happening in the state: monitoring ticks and tick-borne diseases on hiking trails, fighting back against invasive annual grasses and managing pyrethroid-resistant alfalfa weevils. icont.ac/516UM