There are 20,000 bee species in the world—4,000 of them in the United States and an estimated 420 in New York. Amongst all the bees out there, who is really doing the pollinating?

This invasive hornet’s threat to humans may be overhyped, but the danger to pollinators is very real.

SLELO PRISM has developed an illustrated guide that provides an overview of some of the pollinators you may want to attract to your garden.

In 2015, New York’s state government assembled a pollinator task force to address declines in native pollinator populations.

A population of spotted lanternfly (SLF) has been found in Ithaca, NY, just off the Cornell University campus.

The Northeastern IPM Center has announced the recipients of its IPM Partnership Grants for 2020.

Carpet beetles are like bed bugs in that they are very tiny and hard to find. The difference is, bed bugs bite. Carpet beetles do not.

One of the main and most well-known benefits of fungi is that they help break down and recycle organic material, making nutrients available for new life. But that is just one part of their multifaceted role in the broader ecosystem.

StopPests in Housing has released three pest-specific resources to help share the IPM message with multifamily housing residents.

Alejandro Calixto, formerly head of the Florida Research Center for Corteva Agriscience, is the new director of the New York State Integrated Pest Management Program (NYSIPM).

Users of herbicides containing paraquat—the active ingredient in Gramoxone® and Firestorm® herbicides—need to be aware of recent label changes and new training requirements.

Along with the increased use of disinfectants and sanitizers during the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in adverse health effects from the misuse of these products. There have also been several fraudulent products that potential applicators should be aware of.

The Northeast School IPM Working Group received a Northeastern IPM Center Partnership Grant in 2013 to develop a set of best-management practices for safe, effective school IPM, and to build a new website to host them and make them widely available.

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.