Author Archives: Peter J Jentsch

Dear Friend: The need for local, viable and sustainable agriculture has become more evident than ever over the course of the 2020 growing season. Throughout our communities, farmers have risen to the challenge by overcoming unforeseen obstacles in order to … Continue reading →

Dear Friend: The need for local, viable and sustainable agriculture has become more evident than ever over the course of the 2020 growing season. Throughout our communities, farmers have risen to the challenge by overcoming unforeseen obstacles in order to … Continue reading →

New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets announced on November 12th, 2020 that the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) adult and overwintering egg masses have been found and are considered to be established populations on Staten Island, areas in the Hudson … Continue reading →

Link to Cornell Chronicle article

Rainfall accumulations & temperature events: The start of the 2020 season began relatively mild in March with near average rainfall through April with rainfall accumulations of 3.14” in March (3.6” Ave.), and above average with 4.13” of rainfall in April … Continue reading →

Join the National Fall Invasion Citizen Science Project Project Description: Citizen Scientists are teaming up with Land grant university and USDA Entomologists to determine the location and population density of the invasive Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Halyomorpha halys (BMSB) in … Continue reading →

The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) in cooperation with USDA APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) announce the detection of single live adult spotted lanternfly (SLF), Lycoma delicatula, in West Haven, CT and multiple live adults in Greenwich, CT. While … Continue reading →

Our regional farmers are a ‘blessed people’ for many reasons. Quite simply, their lives are dedicated to growing food to feed the world, locally, nationally and globally. They bless many by their dedication and sustained commitment to providing food for … Continue reading →

Overview: The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), Halyomorpha halys (Stål),is an Asian invasive arboreal pest in urban and agricultural environments, residing and feeding on a broad range of host plants. Significant and economic injury to tree fruit and vegetable crops … Continue reading →

Topic: Control Brown Marmorated Stink Bug with Biologicals Description: Peter Jentsch of Cornell University and the Hudson Valley Laboratory, will share insights learned from research recently completed on apples in the Northeast. His work focused on assessing the efficacy of … Continue reading →