Fall Armyworm Alert
Contributed by Ken Wise – NYS IPM Program This week near Kinderhook in Eastern NY there is a large infestation of fall armyworm larvae in a 50 acre alfalfa field. The larvae completely ate ...
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Hemp Grain and Fiber: Production, Pests, Processing, and Policy in NY State
Experts from Cornell University and NY Ag and Markets will present the latest research and information on hemp fiber and grain production in New York State on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 6th and 7th ...
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We Want to Collect your Cereal Leaf Beetle Larvae!
Many of you have had issues with cereal leaf beetle in small grains. In the late 1960s and 1970s, USDA released a parasitoid the controlled cereal leaf beetle at very high levels. It was ...
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2020 Small Grains Management Virtual Field Day to be held June 4
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we are not able to hold our traditional, in-person, Small Grains Management Field Day at Cornell’s Musgrave Research Farm this year. However, we invite you to participate in our first ...
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Looking for Cereal Leaf Beetle Infested Fields
Contributed by Jaime Cummings, NYS Integrated Pest Management Program Many of you in certain parts of NY experience damage and losses to your small grains crops from the Cereal Leaf Beetle. It is considered ...
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NNYADP/Cornell Biocontrol Nematode Success Featured in Texas A&M Video
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension has posted a video highlighting how the science of biocontrol nematode use developed in Northern New York is now helping corn growers in Texas and New Mexico. The video is ...
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2020 Cornell Guide for Integrated Field Crop Management Now Available
The Pesticide Management Education Program (PMEP) at Cornell University is pleased to announce the availability of the 2020 Cornell Guide for Integrated Field Crop Management. Written by Cornell University specialists, this publication is designed ...
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NYS IPM Weekly Field Crops Pest Report, July 8, 2019
Volume 18, Number 10 Contents 1 View from the Field 1.1 Potato Leafhopper (Empoasca fabae) 1.2 Cattle Flies 2 Potato Leafhopper in Alfalfa 3 NYS Western Bean Cutworm Report for Field Corn 2019 4 ...
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Potato Leafhopper in Alfalfa
Ken Wise and Jaime Cummings NYS IPM Across the state, there are many reports of potato leafhopper (PLH) approaching threshold in alfalfa. It is important protect your alfalfa quality by knowing what to do ...
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NNYADP Research Prompts Request for 23 Billion Biocontrol Nematodes by Farmers in Southwest; Protocol Expanding in NY
In May, Cornell University entomologist Elson Shields, Ph.D., and Research Support Specialist Antonio Testa transport 23 billion native New York nematodes to farms in Texas and New Mexico for field application against Western corn ...
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