What’s New?

• Congratulations to Sunday Ekesi, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology collaborator and IPM Innovation Lab TAC member, for being selected as an Entomological Society of America (ESA) Fellow!

• The IPM Innovation Lab presents its biocontrol approach to managing the destructive fall armyworm. Read about it here.

• The IPM Innovation Lab will lead symposia at the XXVI International Congress of Entomology in Helsinki in July 2021.

• The IPM Innovation Lab hosted a webinar on biocontrol of Parthenium, a destructive invasive weed in Asia and Africa, on March 30, 2021 from 7am-9am EST. Find the recording and associated documents here. 

• Read the IPM Innovation Lab’s solidarity statement.

• NEWEST VIDEO: Seeds of Innovation: Integrated Pest Management for Rice in Cambodia.

• Also find the IPM Innovation Lab on Facebook and Twitter @IPM_IL

How is the IPM Innovation Lab changing the world?

Virginia Tech team wins three awards for excellence in integrated pest management

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Regional IPM Centers have awarded the IPM Innovation Lab three awards, including a lifetime achievement award granted to Director Muni Muniappan. 

Two Insects Lead the Fight Against Destructive Invasive Weed – But There’s Still More to be Done

The release of two natural enemies against the invasive weed Parthenium hysterophorus is helping to improve agricultural lands throughout East Africa and beyond. 

Kenyan Farmers Find Hope in Fighting Fall Armyworm

With the release of fall armyworm natural enemies, farmers are seeing increased yields and improved working conditions. 

Virginia Tech Research Explores Climate Change and the Future of Food in Nepal

The IPM Innovation Lab is measuring the impacts of climate change on crops in Nepal, and how it will affect the country’s vulnerable communities. 

The Gendered Impacts of Integrated Pest Management in Ethiopia and Beyond

Implementation of the Push-Pull Technology in Ethiopia is not only increasing yields, but improving livelihoods for women involved in livestock management. 

A Guide to Biological Control of the Fall Armyworm in Africa Using Egg Parasitoids 

The IPM Innovation Lab has trained dozens of researchers on methods of mass-production and release of natural enemies to be used against the fall armyworm.