The October 2020 issue of IPM Insights.
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 October 2020 issue of IPM Insights is now available as a downloadable PDF.
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