October 29, 2024. This panel will explore a unique Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) perspective; best practices of DEI; an opportunity to learn how to implement change in light of anti-DEI legislation, and how it’s affecting experiences across the country.
November 20, 2024. This presentation will focus on current research on the genetics and breeding of mite-resistant stocks in honey bees, and a recent study using a sustainable method to manage varroa mites in bee hives.
Although bats are some of the most misunderstood and needlessly feared of the world’s creatures, they are largely beneficial, serving a vital ecosystem role. But they can be nuisance pests and inadvertently create human-health risks. IPM techniques can help redirect them away from human-occupied structures.
Each year, through a competitive RFA process, the Center’s IPM Partnership Grants Program distributes funding to projects that further the mission of the Center, address or identify IPM priorities for the Northeast, and benefit the region at large.
The award honors those whose work on IPM in the Northeast deserve special recognition. Professionals (or organizations) and students are eligible. Nominations come from colleagues, advisors, supervisors, and others familiar with the nominees’ work.
Summarizing activities, programs, and initiatives from throughout the year, the report illustrates how the Center fosters IPM research, adoption, and implementation in the Northeast and beyond through grants and awards, webinars and conferences, publications and other communications platforms, evaluation, and the Center’s StopPests in Housing Program.
The 11th International IPM Symposium: Pest Management in Changing Environments will be held March 3-6, 2025, at Paradise Point in San Diego, California. The symposium has traditionally been the premier global event for presenting and learning about the latest IPM research and strategies.