Category: Schools

What’s Bugging You? – Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs

mottled brown shield-shaped insect on window screen set in a brown metal door

When birds burp, it must taste like bugs. – Bill Watterson There are so many brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSBs for those in the know) in my house this winter, I wouldn’t mind letting in a bird to take care of them. As long as the bird didn’t burp, because BMSBs are well named. And,…Continue Reading What’s Bugging You? – Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs

WHAT’S BUGGING YOU? Announcing our Updated Website Resource… for YOU!

What’s Bugging You? If it’s ‘pests in your home or yard’, we’re here to help. Is something creeping in your cupboard? Your attic or garage? Are you hearing noises or seeing droppings or chewing damage inside or outside? They might be a sign you’ve got unwanted guests….Continue Reading WHAT’S BUGGING YOU? Announcing our Updated Website Resource… for YOU!

Avoiding tick habitat

“Tick species differ in where they prefer to hang out, but it is possible to come into contact with a tick anytime you leave the pavement.” – Don’t Get Ticked NY There are many tick resources out there and almost all of them include recognizing and avoiding tick habitat as a strategy for avoiding a…Continue Reading Avoiding tick habitat

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

A Farewell to Director Jennifer Grant

We suspect it would take one very long blog post to cover Jennifer Grant’s career at Cornell, so we’ll hit some of the highlights and then focus on some fun. Thanks to some digging by Dr. Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann, we’ve managed to gather, then try to squeeze, a few of Jen’s accomplishments into today’s post! After…Continue Reading A Farewell to Director Jennifer Grant

The Pesticide Management Education Program Warns of Unregistered or Off-label Claims for Disinfectant Use

Our friends over at Cornell’s Pesticide Management Education Program (psep.cce.cornell.edu) have asked us to help spread information on 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 produced during this time that potential applicators should…Continue Reading The Pesticide Management Education Program Warns of Unregistered or Off-label Claims for Disinfectant Use

It’s Bat Appreciation Day

The sun was set; the night came on apace, And falling dews bewet around the place; The bat takes airy rounds on leathern wings, And the hoarse owl his woeful dirges sings. – John Gay               Bats are one of those creatures that instill fear in people. (Thanks, Hollywood.)…Continue Reading It’s Bat Appreciation Day