Organic Integrated Pest Management in the South

In this episode, Felicia Bell, an agricultural specialist with NCAT's ATTRA sustainable agriculture program, talks with Dr. Ayanava Mujamdar, an entomology and plant pathology Extension Service specialist at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama.Felicia works out of the NCAT Gulf States Office in Jackson, Mississippi.Dr. A, as he's known, talks about creating an Integrated Pest Management plan for organic operations that takes into account conditions in the southern states. He talks about a three-step method of organic pest control - cultural practices, exclusion methods, and finally organic bio-insecticides – as well as specific strategies for each. He also emphasizes proper management, equipment, and techniques and talks about resources available to farmers.For more information on this topic, you can contact Felicia Bell directly at [email protected] ATTRA Resources: Tipsheet: Organic Pest ManagementCompanion Planting & Botantical Pesticides: Concepts & Resources Organic IPM Field GuideOther Resources Mentioned in the PodcastDr. Mujamdar's email address [email protected] Extension's Beginning Farmer Program websiteAlabama Extension Commercial Horticulture FacebookAlabama Vegetable IPM FacebookAlabama Beginning Farmer Slide Charts and Field GuidesAlabama Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association FacebookIPM Communicator Newsletter and BlogPlease call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 1-800-346-9140 or e-mail us at [email protected]. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages!Southwest Regional Office: Website / FacebookWestern Regional Office: Website / FacebookRocky Mountain West Regional Office: FacebookGulf States Regional Office: Website / Facebook