We promote and fund integrated pest management for environmental, human health, and economic benefits.
We promote and fund integrated pest management for environmental, human health, and economic benefits.
Some plants emit chemical “help” signals that call natural enemies—such as beneficial insects—to their aid.
Farmers, gardeners, homeowners, and land managers can cultivate rich habitats for beneficial organisms and suppress pests.
The November 2017 issue of IPM Insights on Habitat is now available as a downloadable PDF.
Imagine that you could hire a consultant to help you deal with the ecological damage caused by having too many deer in your municipality.
According to the Maine Forest Service, it’s one of the worst major, widespread outbreaks in over one hundred years.
Exclusion, or prevention—it’s a fundamental principle of IPM, but why does it matter and how does one do it?
Exclusion can be decisive in the battle against spotted wing drosophila (SWD).
Experts are using IPM techniques to prevent deer from destroying ecosystems.
According to DreamBible.com, “to dream of ticks represents an annoyance in your life that forces you to be extra careful.”
Officials from New Zealand requested, in April, about twenty odd dead insect specimens preserved in bottles of hand sanitizer.
This infographic provides tips for keeping brown marmorated stink bugs out of your home.
The July 2017 issue of IPM Insights on Pest Exclusion is now available as a downloadable PDF.
Change can be rapid or slow in forming, requiring years of stimuli, until one day something clicks, or just makes more sense.
That cockroach creeping across your neighbor’s apartment floor is certainly spewing forth tiny asthma-triggering allergens—a vicious band of Wild West gunmen raiding the whole farm of human dwellings.
The idea of “whole farm” pest management came to life recently for growers in the Northeast.
Some plants emit chemical “help” signals that call natural enemies—such as beneficial insects—to their aid.
Resources from the April 2017 issue of IPM Insights.
The April 2017 issue of IPM Insights on Whole Farm Management is now available as a downloadable PDF.
Donna Ellis has led an interesting career in IPM and invasive species.
If you’re someone who wants to promote the conservation of biodiversity, you might enjoy working on the issue of invasive species.