In this episode, Felicia Bell, an agricultural specialist with NCAT's ATTRA sustainable agriculture program, talks with Dr. Ayanava Mujamdar, an entomology and plant pathology Extension Service specialist at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama.

Felicia works out of the NCAT Gulf States Office in Jackson, Mississippi.

Dr. A, as he's known, talks about creating an Integrated Pest Management plan for organic operations that takes into account conditions in the southern states. He talks about a three-step method of organic pest control - cultural practices, exclusion methods, and finally organic bio-insecticides – as well as specific strategies for each. He also emphasizes proper management, equipment, and techniques and talks about resources available to farmers.

For more information on this topic, you can contact Felicia Bell directly at [email protected]

Related ATTRA Resources:

Tipsheet: Organic Pest Management

Companion Planting & Botantical Pesticides: Concepts & Resources

Organic IPM Field Guide

Other Resources Mentioned in the Podcast

Dr. Mujamdar's email address [email protected]

Alabama Extension's Beginning Farmer Program website

Alabama Extension Commercial Horticulture Facebook

Alabama Vegetable IPM Facebook

Alabama Beginning Farmer Slide Charts and Field Guides

Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association Facebook

IPM Communicator Newsletter and Blog

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