Our next series of posts looks at a 2021 field trial by NYSIPM’s Bryan Brown, Marcus Lopez, and Abby Seaman. For full details, read their complete posts throughout the season.: What’s the best way to manage weeds in organic winter squash? Many farmers use black plastic mulch. Others cultivate. And small-scale farms may spread straw…Continue Reading “Weeds in Organic Winter Squash Production” A Look at 2021’s Field Research: Part One
Starting September 16- the NYSIPM Academic Seminar Series – Fall 2021
Seminars are once-a-month on Thursdays Presentation: 11:30-12:10 Q&A: 12:10-12:20 Virtual Meet and Greet for those with special interest in the topic: 12:20- 12:30 Register Here. Next up on September 16: Dan Olmstead, New York State IPM Program at Cornell University Fostering the evolution of Digital IPM to meet changing needs of applied research and extension efforts The…Continue Reading Starting September 16- the NYSIPM Academic Seminar Series – Fall 2021
Should I Worry About Spotted Lanternflies?
Worry? That depends. First, spotted lanternflies do not bite or sting. They feed exclusively on plants outdoors and can only survive for about 48 hours without feeding on a plant. In natural and residential areas, they feed on Tree of heaven (Ailanthus), black walnut, maples (they will preferentially feed on silver maple, then red maple), willow,…Continue Reading Should I Worry About Spotted Lanternflies?
What Do Spotted Lanternfly Look Like?
SPOTTED LANTERNFLIES are named after flies, look like moths, but are actually planthoppers. They have piercing-sucking mouthparts which allow them to drill into the phloem of a plant to feed directly on the sugary sap—which comes out their other end as sticky, sweet honeydew. This planthopper is thought to have arrived as egg masses on…Continue Reading What Do Spotted Lanternfly Look Like?