The eFly Spotted Wing Drosophila Working Group is comprised of scientists, extension specialists and agents, fruit growers and marketers, and educators working to develop management strategies for spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii, SWD), a rapidly spreading and increasingly significant pest of soft skinned fruits.

This group is working with others on a national level to facilitate conversations about ways to conserve pollinators. Members of the group will work with apiarists and growers in their states to start communication about actions that both sides can take to preserve both agriculture and managed honey bee colonies.

The goal of the working group is to discuss ways to bring about wider adoption of School IPM.

Farmers using sustainable or organic practices and those with small farms often face challenges not experienced on large, conventional farms. The Small Farms Working Group was created to respond to issues of farmers growing specialty crops or using sustainable or organic methods.

The Southern Nursery Integrated Pest Management (SNIPM) working group comprises a group of extension professionals from Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia representing Entomology, Horticulture, and Plant Pathology are collaborating on  multi-state nursery crops projects.

This working group will implement an economically sustainable program for southern pea, Vigna unguiculata, production in the southeastern USA.