Category: Annual Conference

What will you learn at “BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: PARTNERS IN THE GARDEN”? Here’s our Day One Presentations

Learn to recognize and encourage your existing biological control partners. Have you ever noticed hoverflies around your flowers or seen ladybug larvae munching on aphids in the vegetable garden? Taking advantage of the natural enemies already occurring in your garden is an excellent way to reduce pesticide use. Tuesday, March 15—Wednesday, March 16 Have you registered? Visit our…Continue Reading What will you learn at “BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: PARTNERS IN THE GARDEN”? Here’s our Day One Presentations

Questions and Suggested Links from our VEGETABLE IPM CONFERENCE, April 2021

A big thank you again to both our speakers and our attendees. You made this year’s virtual conference a huge success! Here are some questions that came into the chat during the conference: Pam W: Is using pesticide treated seeds considered organic? Steve Reiners answers: Pesticide treated seeds would not be allowed in a certified…Continue Reading Questions and Suggested Links from our VEGETABLE IPM CONFERENCE, April 2021

Vegetable IPM – Gardening from the Ground Up! Meet our Day Two (virtual) Conference Speakers

Join in with other garden lovers! Two virtual half days: Tuesday, April 27, and Wednesday, April 28, 2021.  REGISTER TODAY. Registration closes April 21 Open to the public via Zoom. Registered participants will receive a USB flash-drive containing all resources mentioned during the conference upon completing an evaluation after the meeting. DAY TWO: WELCOME MESSAGE- …Continue Reading Vegetable IPM – Gardening from the Ground Up! Meet our Day Two (virtual) Conference Speakers

Vegetable IPM – Gardening from the Ground Up! Meet our Day One (virtual) Conference Speakers

Join in with other garden lovers! Two virtual half days: Tuesday, April 27, and Wednesday, April 28, 2021.  REGISTER TODAY. Registration closes April 21 Open to the public via Zoom. Registered participants will receive a USB flash-drive containing all resources mentioned during the conference upon completing an evaluation after the meeting. WELCOME MESSAGE-  Christopher Watkins,…Continue Reading Vegetable IPM – Gardening from the Ground Up! Meet our Day One (virtual) Conference Speakers

Back to School – Keeping the Rodents Outside

“We should have little trouble with vermin if builders would hear and understand the ‘language’ of vermin and do a better job in eliminating their entrances and hiding place.” – Hugo Hartnak, 1939 Pests enter school buildings in one of two ways: they are transported in by students, staff, or delivery truck or they make…Continue Reading Back to School – Keeping the Rodents Outside

SIGN UP FOR OUR CONFERENCE: School IPM 2020: Where We’ve Been and What’s Next

A Virtual Two Half-Day Conference When: Mornings of August 11 & 18, 2020 Where: We will be connecting via Zoom. How: Click Here to Register Cost: $15 per person or $25 per school district PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CREDITS AVAILABLE: NYS Pesticide Applicator recertification credits have been awarded for the following categories: Core, 3A, 3B, 7A, 7F,…Continue Reading SIGN UP FOR OUR CONFERENCE: School IPM 2020: Where We’ve Been and What’s Next

School IPM 2020: Where We’ve Been and What’s Next Conference (POSTPONED)

“When it comes to student learning and achievement, the physical environment is a full partner.” – Dr. Lorraine Maxwell, Cornell University Despite decades of promoting school integrated pest management (IPM), bed bugs, cockroaches, lice, and mice continue to be a problem in schools. Part of the issue is lack of implementation of proven IPM techniques…Continue Reading School IPM 2020: Where We’ve Been and What’s Next Conference (POSTPONED)

Invasives are pests! Learn more at our July IPM conference.

We tend to default to bugs — to insects — when we think about pests. But plant diseases and weeds are pests too. And all threaten our fields and farms, our forests and streams, our homes and workplaces. Pests provide no end of challenges — especially pests that come from afar. Among IPM’s strengths? Researching…Continue Reading Invasives are pests! Learn more at our July IPM conference.

Invasive species New York: save the date for IPM conference

We’re planning a statewide conference covering the A to Z of invasive plants, pathogens and pests that plague our farms, our forests, our homes — us. We’ve got a superb lineup of speakers — along with a wide array of take-home IPM messages from educators at tables in the lobby and two adjacent classrooms. Join…Continue Reading Invasive species New York: save the date for IPM conference

Climate, Weather, Data Conference: farm, landscape, and human health

Climate change. Farming (and pests), landscapes (and pests) — even human health (and pests). How we track pests, monitor them, predict and plan for them — looking ahead, these provide critical information for growers, gardeners, landscapers, and public health officials. Which is why NYS IPM is hosting a new conference: Climate, Weather, Data: Protecting Our…Continue Reading Climate, Weather, Data Conference: farm, landscape, and human health