The ISU scouts will assess the crop for damage at midseason and again at harvest. At the end of the season, cooperators receive a report summarizing their cooperative trial. The IPM methods in these cooperative trials are well tested through years of grower use in Iowa and many other locations. Cooperators find that the methods involve very little additional work for them. The biggest incentive is that the IPM methods can save pesticide sprays.
Fewer sprays translates to greater profitability.
Over 30 growers are involved in the 1995 on-farm IPM trials. Greg Baedke, Ft. In addition, several melon growers in the Muscatine area will be involved in cooperative trials for disease control on watermelon and muskmelon. Grower survey . They are an essential part of our project, and will help us to secure grant funds to support future IPM efforts in Iowa.