We promote and fund integrated pest management for environmental, human health, and economic benefits.
We promote and fund integrated pest management for environmental, human health, and economic benefits.
The May 2020 issue of IPM Insights is now available as a downloadable PDF.
The USDA has awarded a $7.3 million Specialty Crop Research Initiative grant to support an interdisciplinary, multi-institutional team of researchers as they conduct research and develop strategies to combat the spotted lanternfly.
In response to spotted lanternfly, affected northeastern states have issued quarantines and taken other precautions.
USDA-NIFA funds four regional IPM centers that collectively serve the entire United States.
USDA-NIFA supports agricultural biosecurity by providing funding and national program leadership to projects that secure and protect the integrity, reliability, sustainability, and profitability of the American food and agricultural system against catastrophic hazards.
Pennsylvania grapevines are being hit hard by the spotted lanternfly.
We’d like to remind readers about a collection of SLF webinars the Northeastern IPM Center hosted earlier this year through our IPM Toolbox series, all now recorded and viewable online.
The Northeastern IPM Center thanks departing members and welcomes new arrivals.
The Northeastern IPM Center has announced a request for applications (RFA) for project funding for the coming year through our IPM Partnership Grants Program. Submissions will be accepted through November 15.
The Northeastern IPM Center administers the StopPests in Housing Program, which is aimed at promoting sustainable and cost-effective pest control in affordable housing but broadly applicable to anybody contending with pest concerns in the built environment.
The October 2019 issue of IPM Insights is now available as a downloadable PDF.
One of the most recent invasive arrivals to make its presence known in the Northeast is the spotted lanternfly, a colorful insect in the planthopper family that congregates in large numbers to feed on the sap of trees.
Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) is a challenging insect to manage. Both nymphs and adults damage crops, and adults have a tough exoskeleton that is covered with a waxy, water-repellent cuticle. The samurai wasp has been identified as the most promising agent for classical biological control of BMSB.
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A nationwide survey currently underway aims to gather information from farmers and growers on the economic impact of the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) on agriculture. The ultimate goal is to better provide you with the help you need in managing this pest.
Nosema maddoxi is a newly described microsporidian pathogen recently found in BMSB populations in the U.S.
The Northeastern IPM Center regularly hosts webinars on a variety of pest- and pest-management-related topics through both the IPM Toolbox webinar series and the StopPests in Housing program.
The Integrated Pest Information Platform for Extension and Education (iPiPE) is an agricultural data-sharing program founded on the premise that our food systems are the most secure and productive when agricultural professionals have timely access to information about agriculturally important organisms.
The North American Invasive Species Management Association will hold its annual conference from September 30 to October 3 at the Hilton Saratoga in Saratoga Springs, NY, with the Northeastern IPM Center supporting the conference at the Prevention level and slated to both present and exhibit at the conference.
Earlier this year, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Department of Agriculture and Markets released the state’s finalized Invasive Species Comprehensive Management Plan (ISCMP). The final plan charts a clear path for New York’s continued success in addressing invasive species impacts.