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Kathy Brunetti, Agriculture Program Supervisor
California Department of Pesticide Regulation
brunetti@empm.cdpr.ca.gov
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May 15, 1998
SACRAMENTO -- Cal/EPA's Department of Pesticide Regulation is putting
out its annual call for innovators.
"There are many resourceful companies and organizations that deserve
recognition for finding ingenious and effective new ways to fight
pests," said Jean-Mari Peltier, DPR Chief Deputy Director. "Their
leadership deserves an IPM Innovator award."
"IPM Innovators" are leaders in adopting techniques that increase the
benefits and reduce the risks of pest control. IPM, or integrated pest
management, is an approach to managing pests that combines biological,
cultural, physical, and chemical tools, choosing a method or
combination of methods that is effective and is the least disruptive to
the environment.
DPR established its IPM Innovator program in 1994 to encourage
"cooperative, local problem-solving because it creates a climate where
growers are better informed and more willing to try the IPM practices
that work," said Peltier. DPR's goal is both to recognize leaders and
to encourage others to form groups to work out solutions to their own
unique, local pest management problems.
Since they were established in 1994, awards have been presented to 22
agricultural innovators as well as to 13 non-agricultural groups that
developed innovative solutions to pest problems in urban settings.
Award recipients must use pest management systems that reduce the risk
posed by some traditional pest control methods. These systems must
have a history of cost-effective operation and must be documented so
that others can learn and apply them to their own situation. The
recipient must also have a willingness to share technical information
and a research effort to continue its innovations. Individuals can
nominate their own organization or another group or company as an IPM
Innovator.
Nominations are due by June 15, 1998, with awards to be presented this
fall. Nomination forms can be obtained from DPR's Internet Web page,
(www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/ipminov/ipmmenu.htm), from Charles D. Hunter, DPR
senior environmental research scientist, 916/324-4100, or by sending an
E-mail request <<chunter@cdpr.ca.gov>. More information on the IPM
Innovator program can also be obtained from DPR's Web page.
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