Natural Resources and the Environment
Pest Management
Leaders: Howard Schwartz and Thaddeus Gourd
Management of weeds, insect pests and plant diseases is one of the most costly inputs that clientele in agriculture, the green industry and consuming households must finance every year in Colorado. A diverse and expanding pest complex requires enhanced management skills that often increase production costs. A conservative loss estimate of 5 to 10% due to plant pests could cost Colorado producers in urban and rural settings 50 to 100 million dollars annually. There is a long-term need for a comprehensive, high quality, integrated pest management system encompassing the disciplines of entomology, plant pathology and weed science. Pest activity and severity are dynamic and thus demand for management education and a systems approach will be ongoing. There is no other agency or organization that can assume the applied research and outreach Pest Management program of Bioagricultural Sciences & Pest Management in Colorado.
- Team Members (as of February 2009)
- Plan of Work (updated June, 2009)
- Team Contribution Report Form (submit to Howard Schwartz)
- Team Annual Report
Updated Monday, August 29, 2011
