Integrated Pest Management Insights

March 6, 2014
Spring 2014 Download

The Spring 2014 issue of IPM Insights is now available as a downloadable e-book.

March 5, 2014
Sheep and Goat Farmers Could Block Parasites

By adopting IPM strategies farmers can reduce the impact of internal parasites in sheep and goats and take advantage of valuable New England pastureland to grow their industry.

March 5, 2014
Resources Spring 2014

Resources from the Spring 2014 issue of IPM Insights.

February 25, 2014
Ecologist and Future Director of Northeastern IPM Center Ready for Long Run against Pests

Steve Young has seen a lot of challenges related to climate and pests, and he’s ready for more when he comes to Ithaca, New York in May to direct the Northeastern IPM Center.

October 15, 2013
A Plan to Reduce Illness – and Pesticides – in Schools

A team of experts is calling attention to the issue of pests and pesticides in schools. They have released a plan blueprint to help school employees and caregivers keep pests from entering buildings and grounds.

July 16, 2013
Scientists Publish on Stink Bug's Favorite Plants, Damage

Researchers unveil a list of 170 plants that the brown marmorated stink bug attacks, and web videos show how to monitor for infestations.

May 15, 2013
Small Steps to Help Honey Bees

Scientists are trying to stop the small hive beetle (SHB, Aethina tumida) that carries pathogens into honey bee colonies.

May 14, 2013
Designing Stink Bugs Out of Landscapes

Researchers want to know whether the brown marmorated stink bug can be designed out of landscapes.

May 8, 2013
Spring 2013 Download

The Spring 2013 issue of IPM Insights is now available as a downloadable e-book.

May 2, 2013
Setting the Gold Standard for Tomatoes

In 2009, late blight decimated tomato crops in the Northeast. Scientists stepped up the creation of blight-resistant tomato varieties with new urgency.

April 29, 2013
Collaborators in Region Join Chorus against Spotted Wing Drosophila

Researchers and educators are confronting an invasive species that has changed the tune for Northeastern fruit growers: the spotted wing drosophila (SWD).

April 29, 2013
How to Catch a Spotted Wing Drosophila

Traps can be made inexpensively from plastic cups, or from pint- or quart-sized deli or yogurt containers with lids.

April 24, 2013
Researchers Make Movies to Get a Jump on Bed Bugs

Scientists are sharing their knowledge in the battle against bed bugs by fashioning themselves after Hollywood stars and launching three web videos.

March 19, 2013
Informe: La Población de Monarcas Disminuye

La población de las monarcas ha declinado a los niveles más bajos de las últimas décadas, según una investigación realizado por la Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas (CONANP) de México.

March 19, 2013
Report Says Monarch Population Plunges

According to a study by Mexico’s National Commission of Natural Protected Areas, the monarch population has declined to the lowest levels in decades.

March 5, 2013
Stink Bug Detectives

You may have heard of bomb-sniffing dogs, drug-sniffing dogs, and even bed-bug-sniffing dogs. But, have you ever heard of stink-bug-sniffing dogs?

February 19, 2013
Academy Award for the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug?

Well, maybe not this year, but we may be in the running with the hiring of Jim Monahan, a videographer who plans to shoot half a dozen clips on how to recognize, trap, and manage brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB).

January 15, 2013
New Northeast RIPM Grant Projects for 2012

Researchers set human health, environmental goals in contest against invasive insects, plants

October 16, 2012
Serving Up a Bitter End for Eggplant Pests

When researchers plant eggplant into crimson clover, they dish up trouble over and over for two unwanted beetles.

October 16, 2012
Scientists Draw Maps to Stop Stink Bug Pirates

An integrated pest management program running since the 1980s has led to fresh insights about a new invader. Scientists are deploying maps to aid the fight.