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.
Barber pole worm, Haemonchus contortus, is a particular threat to sheep and goat farms throughout the Northeast region.
Alternatives to conventional pesticides protect crops with reduced impacts on health and environment.
In spring of 2019, the Northeastern IPM Center hosted a webinar on varroa mite management for beekeepers as part of our IPM Toolbox webinar series.
The Northeastern IPM Center has announced the recipients of its IPM Partnership Grants for 2020.
The Northeastern IPM Center has announced the availability of funding for updated and new pest management strategy plans (PMSPs) and production/management profiles (PMPs).
The Northeastern IPM Center highlights National Invasive Species Awareness Week (May 16–23) and New York Invasive Species Awareness Week (June 7–13).
The May 2020 issue of IPM Insights is now available as a downloadable PDF.
The USDA has awarded a $7.3 million Specialty Crop Research Initiative grant to support an interdisciplinary, multi-institutional team of researchers as they conduct research and develop strategies to combat the spotted lanternfly.
In response to spotted lanternfly, affected northeastern states have issued quarantines and taken other precautions.
USDA-NIFA funds four regional IPM centers that collectively serve the entire United States.
USDA-NIFA supports agricultural biosecurity by providing funding and national program leadership to projects that secure and protect the integrity, reliability, sustainability, and profitability of the American food and agricultural system against catastrophic hazards.
Pennsylvania grapevines are being hit hard by the spotted lanternfly.
We’d like to remind readers about a collection of SLF webinars the Northeastern IPM Center hosted earlier this year through our IPM Toolbox series, all now recorded and viewable online.
The Northeastern IPM Center thanks departing members and welcomes new arrivals.
The Northeastern IPM Center has announced a request for applications (RFA) for project funding for the coming year through our IPM Partnership Grants Program. Submissions will be accepted through November 15.
The Northeastern IPM Center administers the StopPests in Housing Program, which is aimed at promoting sustainable and cost-effective pest control in affordable housing but broadly applicable to anybody contending with pest concerns in the built environment.
The October 2019 issue of IPM Insights is now available as a downloadable PDF.
One of the most recent invasive arrivals to make its presence known in the Northeast is the spotted lanternfly, a colorful insect in the planthopper family that congregates in large numbers to feed on the sap of trees.
Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) is a challenging insect to manage. Both nymphs and adults damage crops, and adults have a tough exoskeleton that is covered with a waxy, water-repellent cuticle. The samurai wasp has been identified as the most promising agent for classical biological control of BMSB.
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