A Look Back at our Beneficial Habitat Events

Photo of Betsy Lamb, Amara Dunn and Brian Eshenaur during twilight meetingOn Wednesday September 25th, Dr. Amara Dunn, Dr. Betsy Lamb, and Senior Extension Educator Brian Eshenaur hosted a Beneficial Habitat Open House. Guests could compare establishment methods, see some of the insects caught in our plots, or just enjoy the flowers.

Thursday September 26th was the Planting for Beneficial Habitat Twilight meeting. Attendees learned how habitat for pollinators and other beneficial insects show good stewardship of the land. Dr. Dunn explained several methods of establishment, the benefits of hosting pollinators and other beneficial insects, and their impact as biological control.

For more, visit the Biocontrol Bytes Blog Creating Habitat for Beneficial Insects, Summer 2018
Creating Habitat for Beneficial Insects; Project Update End of Year One
Come Visit our Beneficial Insect Habitat Plots ,
Creating Habitat; Starting Year Two  
Photo shows Dr. Amara Dunn speaking with two attendees at the Beneficial Habitat Open House
Dr. Amara Dunn speaks with Cooperative Extension visitors.
Photo shows rows of small evergreen trees at the NYSIPM research plot at Cornell Agritech Fruit and Vegetable Research Farm
Evergreen plantings on the NYSIPM plot, Cornell Agritech Fruit and Vegetable Research Farm
photo shows at least one plot of beneficial habitat plants and part of a row of small evergreens
Does adding beneficial habitat reduce pest pressure on Christmas tree plots? We hope to find out.
photo shows six guests and two speakers from the IPM program standing near one of the habitat plots
Despite stormy skies, the Twilight Event was a success
photo shows Brian Eshenaur and Amara Dunn discussing the research plot
Brian Eshenaur and Amara Dunn address attendees of the Twilight Meeting
Photo shows college students working with insects around a table as Dr. Betsy Lamb directs them.
Keuka College students in Dr. Bill Brown’s Animal Diversity class compare pairs of insect samples. Dr. Betsy Lamb invited them to hypothesize differences in collected insects at varying locations within the plots, and at different times of the year.

Thank you to all who helped make these teaching events possible!