Integrated Pest Management Innovation Lab
Introducing Nir Krakauer, the new Principal Investigator for a sub award of the Virginia Tech-led Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Integrated Pest Management. Krakauer is heading up “Modeling for Biodiversity and Climate Change.” This project will initiate an empirical
Greetings, readers, Welcome to the very first edition of our Integrated Pest Management Innovation Lab newsletter! We plan to keep you in the know and continue a newsletter tradition, highlighting recent activities, achievements, and future short-term plans. In this issue,
A tiny moth no bigger than an eyelash has become a serious threat to the world’s tomato crop since it left its place of origin – South America – in 2006. Experts believe that it traveled to Spain in an
In July, 2015, the Integrated Pest Management Innovation Lab held a two-day workshop to help raise awareness of the danger of the invasive pest Tuta absoluta, or tomato leafminer. This tiny moth attacks tomatoes, the world’s most commercially valuable horticultural
In Nepal, the Virginia Tech-led IPM Innovation Lab has switched gears from development work to disaster relief after the recent earthquakes.
USAID-Nepal shared an item about our work in Nepal that, as of June 6, had reached 76,672 people. From the post: Life and livelihood must continue. Ram and Sabitri Timilsena pursue what they do best: farming for food and income.