What’s New?

• The IPM Innovation Lab will present at two sessions at the ASEAN Action Plan for Fall Armyworm: Rearing of FAW Parasitoids and Predators and Selection of Effective FAW Parasitoids and Predators for Mass Production.

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

• The IPM Innovation Lab announces the loss of colleague Samson Njoroge Kihara, a dedicated collaborator of the IPM for Vegetables project in East Africa.

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

• In February 2021, the IPM Innovation Lab will be participating in the Women and Gender in Development Conference.

• 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. 

Management of Fall Armyworm: The IPM Innovation Lab Approach

By mass-producing and releasing natural enemies against the fall armyworm, the IPM Innovation Lab is making headway managing the destructive pest.

Integrated Pest Management Amid COVID-19: Impacts, Constraints, and Adaptations

The IPM Innovation Lab is helping farmers around the world maintain food safety and supply despite limited resources and mobility. 

A Farmer’s Key to Success in Uncertain Times: Integrated Pest Management

With the guidance of the IPM Innovation Lab, farmer Dil Kumar B.K. improved the quality and quantity of his yields despite COVID-19 challenges.

Good Practices in South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Sustainable Development 

The IPM Innovation Lab’s successful promotion of Trichoderma and its facilitation of knowledge sharing between South Asian countries has been featured by the United Nations Office of South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC). 

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.