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.
Growers call it “hopperburn,” and scientists warn it’s a sign of things to come.
Resources from the January 2016 issue of IPM Insights.
The January 2016 issue of IPM Insights on Climate and Pests is now available as a downloadable e-book.
I recently talked to a scientist and a corporate official about climate change, and it reminded me of the story about the blind people describing an elephant.
With recent changes in climate, weeds, insects, and diseases could become more significant.
David Hollinger, the director of the Northeast Climate Hub, recently visited Cornell University and highlighted opportunities for collaborative research.
Asian tiger mosquito, a striped beast that preys on humans during the day, has become the most important nuisance pest in many northeastern urban and suburban areas.
Late blight is the number one disease risk on 1.2 million acres of U.S. potatoes, and it’s a serious concern for growers of 400,000 acres of tomatoes.
In a race against time, hairy vetch is rolled and crimped to form a weed-suppressing mat into which cash crops will be planted, decreasing herbicide use.
Seven years ago bee populations were tumbling into decline, threatening a $130 million industry of northeastern cranberries and blueberries.
The October 2015 issue of IPM Insights on Advanced Production Systems is now available as a downloadable e-book.
Imagine: A fleet of robots maneuvers through a field in which a multitude of different plants—among them carrots, corn, and cauliflower—are growing side by side.
Machinery can be used to survey large expanses of farmland or environmentally sensitive areas, raising interesting possibilities for the problem of excessive nitrogen inputs in a watershed.
Resources from the October 2015 issue of IPM Insights.
Automated systems could identify each and every plant in a farmer’s field and then go on to manage the undesirable ones.
Yong-Lak Park, a professor of entomology at West Virginia University, has unusual dreams of flying: He wants drones to deploy natural enemies, not pesticides.
Bed bugs are now a top worry for property managers.
Scientists are learning new secrets of bed bug biology that could help us lure and trap them.
Excluding pests from structures is vital to IPM and even though obvious to many, this basic component is often overlooked.
Individuals affected by hoarding disorder excessively save items. Hoarding also creates conditions favorable to pests.