Integrated Pest Management
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At the Association for Communication Excellence (ACE) Conference, Dennis Baffour-Awuah presented a research poster titled Communicating Effectively about Spotted Lanternfly Biological Control with Wine Consumers. The research was conducted through the Addressing Spotted Lanternfly and Tree of Heaven project, an interdisciplinary initiative led by Dr. Tracy Leskey and funded by the USDA-ARS Areawide Pest Management Program…
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Oluwafunmilayo Ajiferuke and Dennis Baffour-Awuah presented a study at the Association for Communication Excellence (ACE) Conference titled Exploring Factors Influencing Adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Strategies by Eastern U.S. Tree Fruit Growers: Insights from the Theory of Planned Behavior. The study examined how attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control influence growers’ decision-making regarding the…
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A recent study exploring how tree-fruit growers in the eastern U.S. perceived the benefits and challenges of adopting Integrated Pest Management (IPM) through the lens of Diffusion Theory was recently published in Discover Sustainability. The full article, titled “Factors Influencing Tree-Fruit Growers’ Perceptions of IPM Implementation in the Eastern United States,” can be found here. The authorship…
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A new study led by the Lamm Lab investigated pest issues, the needs for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) research, and preferred communication methods among apple and peach growers in the Eastern United States. Titled “Assessing Eastern U.S. Tree Fruit Growers’ Pest Issues, Practices, and Preferences to Inform Effective IPM Communication”, the research was recently published…
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The Lamm Lab participated in the 96th Entomological Society of America Eastern Branch Meeting, held in Saratoga Springs, New York, from March 14 to 17. Bringing together academics, students, and industry professionals, the conference featured presentations and activities focused on understanding insect behavior and its implications for agriculture, the environment and human livelihoods. Dennis Baffour-Awuah,…
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The Cultivating Tomorrow’s Orchard: Evolving and Enhancing IPM in Eastern Tree Fruit Systems project team met in Kearneysville, West Virginia March 3 – 5, 2026 to share their findings from the first year and a half of the project with 20 members of their stakeholder advisory panel. Advisory panel members included apple and peach growers,…
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Dennis Baffour-Awuah presented a research poster at the National Agricultural Communications Symposium from the Addressing Spotted Lanternfly and Tree of Heaven project titled Strengthening Communication Between Wine Producers and Scientists to Address Spotted Lanternfly. The study examined how communication between scientists and wine producers can reduce uncertainty surrounding Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) management decisions. The Lamm Lab currently leads the…
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Lamm Lab members Michael Batame, Megan Meyer, Funmi Ajiferuke, Gracie Grimes, and Dennis Baffour-Awuah all shined bright as they presented research in three different sections of the Southern Association of Agricultural Sciences meeting in Louisville, Kentucky January 31 – February 3. These included the National Agricultural Communications Symposium, the Southern Region of the American Society…
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At the 2026 Southern American Association for Agricultural Education Conference, held January 31-February 3 in Kentucky, Dennis Baffour-Awuah delivered an oral research presentation from the Cultivating Tomorrow’s Orchard project, for which the Lamm Lab leads the human dimensions research. His presentation was titled Adopters’ Perspectives on the Gains and Struggles of IPM Implementation: A Focus Group Study in the Eastern United States. The study examined…
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The entire Lamm Lab wants to congratulate Dennis Baffour-Awuah on being awarded the Outstanding Research Paper Presentation AND second runner up Outstanding Research Poster at this year’s NACS conference. His research paper was presented in the Distinguished Manuscript Tract. Titled Exploring Scientific Messaging about Gene-Edited Pigs Using Music as a Hedonic Cue, the work was…