
Water Quality Protection Measures for Homeowners
The U.S. Geological Survey found pesticide residues in all surface and groundwater sites they tested between 1992 and 2002. To address this, the Western IPM Center Water Quality Protection Signature Program was formed, and it created three training modules focused on keeping pesticides out of water sources.

Pest Management Changes in Mint Production in the Pacific Northwest Since 2002
This report documents integrated pest management improvements in the Pacific Northwest mint industry by comparing pest management strategic plans from 2002 and 2019 and describing pest-management advances made since 2019. Diseases remain the biggest pest threat to mint, although genomic sequencing is under way and could help breeders develop disease-resistant varieties.

Changes in Pest and Pollinator Management for Alfalfa Grown for Seed from 2005 to 2017
This report highlights how alfalfa seed growers adapted to the challenge of managing insect pests while protecting vital pollinators by comparing grower-identified priorities in 2005 and 2017. Over that dozen-year period, pollinator protection became more of a focus and more integrated into pest-management practices.

Changes in Integrated Pest Management in Strawberry Production from 2003 to 2021
This report documents integrated pest management improvements in the strawberry industry by comparing pest management strategic plans from 2003 and 2021, including adaptations to the myth bromide ban, newer insecticides that better align with IPM principles and technological advances including bug vacuums.