Integrated Pest Management Insights

April 18, 2017
Resources April 2017

Resources from the April 2017 issue of IPM Insights.

April 18, 2017
April 2017 Download

The April 2017 issue of IPM Insights on Whole Farm Management is now available as a downloadable PDF.

January 30, 2017
A Career in IPM and Invasive Species
A Career in IPM and Invasive Species

Donna Ellis has led an interesting career in IPM and invasive species.

January 30, 2017
IPM a Way Forward for Invasive Species Management
IPM a Way Forward for Invasive Species Management

If you’re someone who wants to promote the conservation of biodiversity, you might enjoy working on the issue of invasive species.

January 30, 2017
The Identity Problem of the Southern Pine Beetle
The Identity Problem of the Southern Pine Beetle

The southern pine beetle has been wandering northward into the pine forests of New Jersey and neighboring states, causing major destruction to native pine forests.

January 30, 2017
Identifying an Invasive: The Case of the Stink Bug
Identifying an Invasive: The Case of the Stink Bug

On StopBMSB.org, a website dedicated to the brown marmorated stink bug, the most popular page (besides the home page) is the one about stink bug look-alikes.

January 30, 2017
Invasive Update: Spotted Wing Drosophila
Invasive Update: Spotted Wing Drosophila

In 2016, the Northeastern IPM Center awarded $20,000 for a working group to control the spread of the invasive spotted wing drosophila (SWD).

January 30, 2017
January 2017 Download

The January 2017 issue of IPM Insights on Invasive Species is now available as a downloadable PDF.

January 30, 2017
Resources January 2017

Resources from the January 2017 issue of IPM Insights.

November 1, 2016
All About Pests in High Tunnels for the Beginning Farmer
All About Pests in High Tunnels for the Beginning Farmer

How do I efficiently manage pests in the high tunnel?

November 1, 2016
Expression "New Entry Farmers" Includes Students, Too
Expression "New Entry Farmers" Includes Students, Too

Through this program, students learn organic vegetable production and agricultural entrepreneurship.

November 1, 2016
It's the Small Things that Add Up
It's the Small Things that Add Up

“Wow, I didn’t know such a small thing could do so much damage!”

November 1, 2016
Pest Management in Alternative Crops: A New Learning Experience
Pest Management in Alternative Crops: A New Learning Experience

As immigrant farmers embark on the adventure of food production, they face many challenges including pest management issues.

November 1, 2016
New Entry and Beginning Farmers
New Entry and Beginning Farmers

There’s a new back-to-basics movement, one that would be understood by today’s connected, savvy, environmentally-conscious, new and beginning farmer.

November 1, 2016
October 2016 Download

The October 2016 issue of IPM Insights on Urban Ag – New Entry and Beginning Farmers is now available as a downloadable PDF.

July 6, 2016
Challenges and Opportunities for Ecologically-Based Growers
Challenges and Opportunities for Ecologically-Based Growers

Even as expectations for higher-quality food rise, we face water and air pollution, loss of beneficial organisms, and increasing persistence of pests.

July 6, 2016
Foundations of IPM, Organic Point Way Over Barriers
Foundations of IPM, Organic Point Way Over Barriers

Adherents of organic and IPM practices share a basic principle: emphasis is placed on human health, the environment, and economics.

July 6, 2016
Ecologically-Based Growers Face Obstacles and Market Could Help
Ecologically-Based Growers Face Obstacles and Market Could Help

Money has spun the world of food, particularly food produced using IPM and organic practices.

July 6, 2016
IPM and Organic Moving Forward Together
IPM and Organic Moving Forward Together

Is it time to re-assess and re-label both IPM and organic as ecologically-based?

July 6, 2016
IPM and Organic: Both Are Ecologically-Based Growing
IPM and Organic: Both Are Ecologically-Based Growing

The first infographic in our set of four about IPM and organic farming.