Severe weather outbreaks yesterday caused intense wind and rain for prolonged periods across New York State. Significant rainfall and strong winds were recorded, with tornado warnings issued downstate in the Hudson Valley….Continue Reading Severe weather causes intense rain and wind across NY
Enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms for central NY, Catskills and Hudson Valley
The National Weather Service predicts slight to enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms across large portions of New York State for Thursday 27 Aug 2020….Continue Reading Enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms for central NY, Catskills and Hudson Valley
AIR QUALITY: Pest Management, when pests are too small to see
A recent EPA nationwide webinar, What Schools Need to Know: Practices and Principles for Healthy IAQ and Reducing the Spread of Viruses, focused on indoor air quality in school settings. Air quality was important before the current pandemic but is now central to the back-to-school issue. For today’s post we’d like to share some EPA…Continue Reading AIR QUALITY: Pest Management, when pests are too small to see
SPOTTED LANTERNFLY HAS OFFICIALLY ARRIVED IN NYS: Here’s what you should know..
The NYSIPM program, along with the Department of Agriculture and Markets, and the Department of Environmental Conservation have been monitoring for Spotted Lanternfly since its first occurrence in PA in 2014. In preparation, we developed educational resources for New Yorkers. Partnering with affected states, we’ve maintained a map tracking its spread and quarantines across the…Continue Reading SPOTTED LANTERNFLY HAS OFFICIALLY ARRIVED IN NYS: Here’s what you should know..
Meet the Keynote Speaker for the School IPM 2020 Conference
Keynote Speaker Lorraine E. Maxwell, Ph.D. will discuss how school building conditions impact a school’s social climate… and directly impact student performance. Register today!…Continue Reading Meet the Keynote Speaker for the School IPM 2020 Conference
Isaias dumps rain in eastern and northern New York
Tropical Storm Isaias moved northward through the Hudson River and Champlain regions of New York yesterday, resulting in significant rainfall accumulations….Continue Reading Isaias dumps rain in eastern and northern New York
CICADAS and CICADA KILLERS… subtitled… “Is This A Murder Hornet?”
2020 is proving to be a…ahem…wild year. The unusual, big eyed creatures we know as the PERIODICAL CICADA or CYCLICAL CICADA–particularly those known as Brood IX by U.S. Entomologists–made their debut in the late spring of 2020. Male cicadas make a lot of noise to attract a mate and in big brood years, that can…Continue Reading CICADAS and CICADA KILLERS… subtitled… “Is This A Murder Hornet?”
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