CRAIG S. HOLLINGSWORTH

The IPM Education and Certification project seeks to promote an understanding of IPM principles by growers and IPM professionals and promotes an understanding of IPM concepts by the general public. We move toward this objective in through a number of activities.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
The development of IPM guidelines for agricultural crops and for structural pests has provided professionals with a detailed explanation of the scope of IPM and a tool for self-assessment of their IPM programs.

• IPM certification programs provide additional educational opportunities for professionals. The Partners with Nature program, the first state-sponsored IPM certification program in the country, provided growers with IPM incentives and education from 1993 to 1999.
• The New England Pest Management Association is currently developing training and certification of IPM practitioners and businesses through its IPM Registry.

CONSUMER EDUCATION
Finding the educational moment of the consumer is a challenge. Some consumers seek information while others do not. This program seeks a multi-pronged approach to education. Activities include:

• Printed materials such as brochures and booklets are produced and distributed. Currently a booklet explaining IPM in 8 languages is under development.
  
• Posters are distributed for use in educational and marketing settings
  
• Presentations on IPM are given to the public and to educational groups such as Master Gardeners

OTHER ACTIVITIES
As State Pest Survey Coordinator, I collaborate with USDA and state agencies
on surveys for potential exotic pest introductions into the State. Survey results are compilied by the National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS). Recent surveys in Massachusetts have been conducted for exotic bark beetles and borers, pear thrips, potato nematodes, purple loosestrife, chrysanthemum white rust, leek moth and plum pox.

In the year 2002, I am involved in a number of loosely related activities, including assessment of food handling practices on the farm, assessing the status of pollination in Massachusetts and working with the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) in developing a tool to assess the interactions of pesticides and ground- and surface-water.

LINKS
Massachusetts IPM Guidelines

Assessing IPM Adoption

My band, the Gypsy Wranglers

National Agricultural Pest Information

UMass Department of Entomology

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Hollingsworth, C.S. and C.A. Gatsonis. 1990 Development of sequential sampling plans for green peach aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) on potato. J. Econ. Entomol. 83: 1365-1369.

Gauthier, N.L., P.A. Logan, L.A. Tewksbury, C.S. Hollingsworth, D.C. Weber and R.A. Adams. 1991. Field bioassay of pheromone lures and trap designs for monitoring adult corn earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Southern New England. J. Econ. Entomol. 84:1833-1836.

Coli, W.M., C.S. Hollingsworth and C.T. Maier. 1992. Visual traps for monitoring pear thrips, Taeniothrips inconsequens (Uzel) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in maple stands and apple orchards. J. Econ. Entomol. 85:2258-2262.

Hollingsworth, C.S., M.J. Paschall, N.L. Cohen and W.M. Coli. 1993. Support in New England for certification and labeling of produce grown using integrated pest management. Amer. J. Alternative Agric. 8 (2):78-84.

Hollingsworth, C.S., J.J. Knodel, W.M. Coli and J. Weaver. 1993. Pattern of pear thrips abundance in the northeastern United States, 1990-1992. IN B.L. Parker, M. Skinner & T. Lewis [eds.]. Thrips Biology and Management, Proceedings, The 1993 International Conference on Thysanoptera, Towards Understanding Thrips Management, 28-30 September 1993, Burlington, VT. Plenum Publishing Corp., New York.

Hollingsworth, C.S. 1993. Western rootworms enter northern corn. New England Farmer 17(1):54.

Coli, W.M., C.S. Hollingsworth and C.T. Maier. 1992. Visual traps for monitoring pear thrips, Taeniothrips inconsequens (Uzel) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in maple stands and apple orchards. J. Econ. Entomol. 85:2258-2262.

Hollingsworth, C.S., M.J. Paschall, N.L. Cohen and W.M. Coli. 1993. Support in New England for certification and labeling of produce grown using integrated pest management. Amer. J. Alternative Agric. 8 (2):78-84.

Hollingsworth, C.S. 1994. IPM Certification: a sign by the road. American Entomologist. 40(2): 74- 75.

Hollingsworth, C.S. and R. Hazzard. 1994. Sweet corn IPM: insect management. University of Massachusetts Extension video.

Hollingsworth, C.S., W.M. Coli and V. Van Zee. 1994. IPM certification in Massachusetts through a collaboration of state and federal agencies. Proc. 2nd National IPM Symposium/Workshop, Las Vegas, NV. p. 189.

Hollingsworth, C.S., W. M. Coli and V. Van Zee. 1995. Growing Green, Selling Green: a conference exploring green marketing trends in the food industry. Fruit Notes 60: (2): 11-14.

Hollingsworth, C.S. 1995. Integrated Fruit Production (IFP): a Status Report. Fruit Notes 60: (4): 14- 15.

Passoa, S. and C.S. Hollingsworth. 1996. Distribution, identification and rate of spread of Noctua pronuba (Linn.) (Noctuidae) in the northeastern United States. Entomol. News. 107(3): 151-160.

Hollingsworth, C.S. (editor). 1996. Implementing Pheromone Technology in the Northeast. Northeast Regional Agric. Engin. Service Publ. NRAES-83. 65pp.

Coli, W.M. and C.S. Hollingsworth. 1996. IPM: Defining the ambiguous. The Grower. April: 48- 50.

Hollingsworth, C.S. 1996. Extending the concepts of IFP to other crops: an IPM certification program in Massachusetts, USA. IN F. Ploesny, W. Muller & R.W. Olzak, [eds.]. Proc. Intern. Conference on Integrated Fruit Production. IOBC WPRS Bull. 19(4):90-94.

Hollingsworth, C.S., W.M. Coli and R.V. Hazzard. 1996. Massachusetts integrated pest management guidelines: commodity specific definitions. Univ. Mass. Ext. Bull. SP-136. 41pp.

Hollingsworth, C.S. 1996. Pest management in Massachusetts schools: a survey of practices and perceptions. Univ. Mass. Ext. Bull. 217. 14 pp.

Coli, W.M. & C.S. Hollingsworth. 1996. Development of commodity specific definitions of IPM and their use on cost-sharing and marketing programs in Massachusetts, USA. Proceedings 20th Int. Congress of Entomology. Florence,
Italy. Aug. 25-31, 1996.

Mangan, F., R. Hazzard, J. Howell, R. Wick, R. Bonanno, C. Hollingsworth, A.K. Carter, D. Ferro, A. Miller, R. Bernatzky and S. Herbert. 1997. Integrated crop management of peppers (Capsicum sp.) in the state of Massachusetts (abstract). InterAmerican Society for Tropical Horiculture. XLIII Reunion Anual Programa y Memoria de Resumenes. Guatemal 1-4 de Septiembre de 1997. Page 85.

Coli, W.M., C.S. Hollingsworth, J.F. Dill, A.T. Eaton, H. Faubert, and L.M. Los. 1997. New England- wide demonstration of an integrated pest management (IPM) system for apples and consumer education in IPM as a pollution-prevention strategy.
Fruit Notes 62(2):9-16.

Coli, W.M. & C.S. Hollingsworth. 1996. Development of commodity specific definitions of IPM and their use on cost-sharing and marketing programs in Massachusetts, USA. Proceedings 20th Int. Congress of Entomology. Florence, Italy. Aug. 25-31, 1996.
Hollingsworth, C.S. W.M. Coli, R. Prokopy and K. Hauschild. 1998. On-farm IPM education: displays and self-guided tours. Fruit Notes 63(4): 17-19.

Hollingsworth, C.S. and W.M. Coli. 1999. Massachusetts integrated pest management guidelines: commodity specific definitions. Univ. Mass. Ext. Bull. IP-IPMA. 66 pp.

Mangan, F., R. Hazzard, J. Howell, R. Wick, R. Bonanno, C. Hollingsworth, A.K. Carter, D. Ferro, A. Miller, R. Bernatzky, and S. Herbert. 1999. Integrated pest management of peppers (Capsicum sp.) in the state of Massachusetts, USA (in Spanish). Proceedings of the InterAmerican Society for Tropical Horticulture. Vol. 41. pp. 1-6.

McDonald, J.E. and C.S. Hollingsworth. 1999. Preventing deer damage. Univ. Mass. Ext. Sm. Frt. & Veg. Fact Sheet. VegSF 3-99.

Hollingsworth, C.S. (ed). 2000. Integrated pest management guidelines for structural pests: model guidelines for training and implementation. Univ. Mass. Ext. Bull. IP-STRC.

Hollingsworth, C.S., and W.M. Coli. 2000. Massachusetts integrated pest management guidelines: crop-specific definitions. J. of Extension 38:4.

Hollingsworth, C.S., R. Bernatzky, R. Hazzard, D. Ferro. 2000. Issues in Genetically Modified Vegetable Crops. UMass Extension Vegetable Fact Sheet. Veg 4-00.

Hollingsworth, C.S. and W.M. Coli. 2000. Integrated pest management in Massachusetts schools: 2000 survey results. UMass Ext. Publ. AG-1493/5M

Hollingsworth, C.S. and W.M. Coli. 2001. IPM adoption in northeastern U.S.: an examination of the IPM continuum. Amer. J. of Alt. Agric. 16 (4): 176-183.