Workshops teach growers from Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The Issue Between 700 and 800 commercial greenhouses operate in Maine. Most of them are small, family-owned establishments. Many greenhouse growers have expressed an interest in implementing new integrated pest management techniques, and the Maine Pest Management Program has responded. Project AIMs to Help Apple Growers.
Maine develops pest prediction models that give growers a preview of coming events.
Cooperative Extension Apples Matt Liebman University of Maine Dept. Ecology and Env. Cooperative Extension Greenhouse Don Mairs Maine Dept. of Agric. A highlight story from the 1995 Northeast IPM Annual Report is available for those that are highlighted. Developed and managed by James R. VanKirk, Facilitator for Northeast IPM Activities.