Awardee Name
Pennsylvania State University
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Verifying Environmental Benefits and Enhancing Grower Adoption of Ecologically Based IPM in Pennsylvania Apple Orchards
Awardee State/Territory
Pennsylvania
Involved States/territories
Pennsylvania
Award Year
2006
End Date
Award Amount
$75,000.00
Project Background
Demonstrate how more ecologically based IPM (EBIPM) using pheromone mating disruption, biopesticides, and reduced-risk (RR) insecticides conserves beneficial arthropods and enhances biological control and how to measure these as an IPM control option for grower transition payments.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No