July 2018

2018 Partnership Grants to Protect Honey Bees in New England, Control Mice in Multi-Family Housing, and Improve Turfgrass: In 2018, the Northeastern IPM Center awarded more than $300,000 for research and outreach through its IPM Partnership Grants, a competitive funding program.

Ideas for Your Nuisance Deer Conservation Program: Imagine that you could hire a consultant to help you deal with the ecological damage caused by having too many deer in your municipality.

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Management Survey for Commercial Producers: Participate in a nation-wide survey to gather information from farmers and growers on the economic impact of the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) on agriculture.

July 2018 Download: The July 2018 issue of IPM Insights is now available as a downloadable PDF.

Pest Management Databases Infographic: What free, online databases are there about pest management? These are six big ones.

Update: Biopesticide for Bed Bugs: A new fungal biopesticide spray developed at Penn State with funding from a Regional IPM grant is effective against immature and adult bed bugs.

A Guide to Minimum Risk Pesticides: The New York State IPM Program has a new online resource that provides helpful information about minimum risk pesticide ingredients.