Integrated Pest Management Insights

June 10, 2021
Center Virtual Conference Presents Overview of Current IPM Projects
Center Virtual Conference Presents Overview of Current IPM Projects

On March 31, 2021, the Northeastern IPM Center hosted the latest installment of the Northeast IPM Research Update Conference.

June 10, 2021
Tracy Leskey Named Scientist of the Year for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Research
Tracy Leskey Named Scientist of the Year for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Research

The USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) has named Tracy Leskey among its Scientist of the Year honorees.

June 10, 2021
Spotted Lanternfly Updates
Spotted Lanternfly Updates

Although efforts to develop management techniques to control the invasive spotted lanternfly (SLF) are well underway, as expected, the pest’s presence and influence have continued to spread.

December 21, 2020
Center-Funded Project Promotes IPM among New England Beekeepers
Center-Funded Project Promotes IPM among New England Beekeepers

A Northeastern IPM Center-funded project has given New England beekeepers better tools and resources for combating a parasite causing significant bee losses.

December 21, 2020
Cornell Offers Master Beekeeping Certificate
Cornell Offers Master Beekeeping Certificate

Cornell University is offering a Master Beekeeper Program certificate through eCornell, the university’s online-learning subsidiary.

December 21, 2020
Our Indispensable Pollinating Bees
Our Indispensable Pollinating Bees

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?

December 21, 2020
Asian Giant Hornet Threat, in Context
Asian Giant Hornet Threat, in Context

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

December 21, 2020
Beneficial Pollinators and the Plants That Attract Them
Beneficial Pollinators and the Plants That Attract Them

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

December 21, 2020
New York Commissions Study Supporting Pollinator Conservation, Management
New York Commissions Study Supporting Pollinator Conservation, Management

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

December 21, 2020
December 2020 Download

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

December 21, 2020
Spotted Lanternfly, an Invasive Pest Threatening Grapes and Other Crops, Found in Ithaca, NY
Spotted Lanternfly, an Invasive Pest Threatening Grapes and Other Crops, Found in Ithaca, NY

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

October 12, 2020
Center Awards 2020 Grants Supporting IPM in the Northeast
Center Awards 2020 Grants Supporting IPM in the Northeast

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

October 12, 2020
Carpet Beetles in Kindergarten
Carpet Beetles in Kindergarten

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.

October 12, 2020
The Fungus Among Us: Restoring Ecosystems and Controlling Pests
The Fungus Among Us: Restoring Ecosystems and Controlling Pests

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.

October 12, 2020
New English and Spanish Resources for Multifamily Housing Residents Available at StopPests.org
New English and Spanish Resources for Multifamily Housing Residents Available at StopPests.org

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

October 12, 2020
New York State IPM Program Welcomes New Director
New York State IPM Program Welcomes New Director

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).

October 12, 2020
Paraquat Label Changes, Training Requirements
Paraquat Label Changes, Training Requirements

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.

October 12, 2020
Pesticide Use Guidance for New York During COVID-19
Pesticide Use Guidance for New York During COVID-19

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.

October 12, 2020
October 2020 Download

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

May 18, 2020
Center Supports Ongoing Development of School IPM Web Resources
Center Supports Ongoing Development of School IPM Web Resources

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.