Summer annual weeds start flowering in early August, so it’s important to control them beforehand to prevent seed production. This is true for commercial growers and for homeowners. One of the most prolific is waterhemp, a bane to growers because it’s also resistant to herbicides. According to our INTEGRATED WEED MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST, DR. BRYAN BROWN,…Continue Reading Weeding Now Reduces Weeds Later
Revisiting wild parsnip
Wild parsnip sap can cause painful, localized burning and blistering of the skin. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation A few weeks ago we discussed the invasive wild parsnip as a hidden danger for weekend weedwackers. Now it is much more obvious with its bright yellow flowers, but if you are looking to control…Continue Reading Revisiting wild parsnip
NEWA Announces Partnership with Onset Corporation
Dan Olmstead and The New York State IPM Program at Cornell University are pleased to announce that Onset Corporation has joined the NEWA family and will be partnering to integrate HOBO® weather station data used by growers for use with insect pest and plant disease decision support tools at http://newa.cornell.edu. The HOBO RX3000 Combining HOBO…Continue Reading NEWA Announces Partnership with Onset Corporation
Blogs as Varied as our Program…
The THINK IPM Blog tries to cover the breadth of our program but if you know anything about us, it’s that pest management covers much more than cockroaches and dandelions. Here’s the rest of our blogs: BIOCONTROL BYTES The goal of this blog is to inform New Yorkers who are trying to control pests –…Continue Reading Blogs as Varied as our Program…
Formidable Fruit Doyenne Earns Excellence in IPM Award
CONGRATULATIONS TO Dr. Juliet Carroll, Fruit IPM Specialist. Vital. Invaluable. These are words used to describe Julie Carroll’s IPM contributions by her colleagues. Carroll spearheaded the expansion of NEWA, a website and network which allows growers to understand how the weather will affect fungal and insect pests, and takes the guess work out of their…Continue Reading Formidable Fruit Doyenne Earns Excellence in IPM Award
Have You Spotted Our New SLF Webpage?
Here’s the latest on Spotted Lanternfly from Ryan Parker, Extension Aide at NYSIPM. Concern over the invasive and destructive spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) (SLF) generated many online resources by states researching new and active populations. Thought to have arrived in Berks County, PA, in 2012, this showy planthopper attacks more than seventy species of plants…Continue Reading Have You Spotted Our New SLF Webpage?
NEWA “Survey Says…”
In late 2018, NEWA’s Coordinator, Dan Olmstead, and its creator, Dr. Juliet Carroll, concluded an assessment of a 2017 user survey. They, and the NEWA State Coordinators, reviewed user demographics, website content needs, and user experience before passing it on to Cornell’s Survey Research Institute. The electronic survey included a subset of questions first asked…Continue Reading NEWA “Survey Says…”
2018’s Best of NYS IPM
“None of us is as smart as all of us.” –Ken Blanchard 2018 has been quite the year and we have been busy blogging, tweeting, videoing, and Facebooking about it. Here’s a recap of some of our more popular 2018 offerings: ThinkIPM – our catchall blog and a great way to keep a pulse on…Continue Reading 2018’s Best of NYS IPM
Everything Wants to Prepare for Winter
Today’s blog post is by Lynn Braband. COMMUNITY IPM EDUCATOR, NYS IPM Program Lynn has major responsibilities in assisting New York State schools and municipalities in the implementation of IPM. Activities have included organizing school IPM implementation workshops throughout the state, surveying schools on the status of their pest management programs, and conducting IPM demonstration…Continue Reading Everything Wants to Prepare for Winter
Tick IPM – The Dog Zone
December’s wintery breath is already clouding the pond, frosting the pane, obscuring summer’s memory… ― John Geddes Winter had an early showing in New York this year. So when the temperature hit 50oF yesterday, I took the opportunity to spend some time outside. And, as I had warned people that follow me and NYS IPM…Continue Reading Tick IPM – The Dog Zone