Program Areas

Program Areas

Facilitates regulatory approval of sustainable pest management technology for food crops to promote public health and well being.

Helps growers of ornamental crops by expanding existing pest management product labels and pursuing new products for registration through efficacy and crop safety trials.

Encompasses research on conventional chemistries, biological products and other non-conventional pest management solutions for growers of both food and ornamental crops.

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IR-4 Northeast Region Field Coordinator’s Office

University of Maryland – Lower Eastern Shore Research and Education Center
27664 Nanticoke Road Salisbury, MD 21801
(410) 742 – 8788

This website is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award numbers 2021-34383-34848 and 2020-34383-32455 with substantial cooperation and support from the State Agricultural Experiment Stations, USDA-ARS, USDA-APHIS, and USDA-FAS. In accordance with Federal Law and US Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.