Winter weather doesn’t mean time to stop thinking about ticks. Certainly not for the Don’t Get Ticked New York team here at the NYSIPM program. Tick are active year round, and are out looking for hosts We’ve continued to provide resources and give talks around the state, and update our own resources. Visit the Don’t…Continue Reading #Ticks. Avoid Them. Remove Them. Here’s How.
Not Too Early to Start Planning for Pollinator Habitat
Today’s post is from our Biocontrol Specialist, Amara Dunn Have seed and plant catalogs started arriving in your mailbox, yet? This is the time of year I start thinking wistfully about the arrival of spring. If your spring daydreams include planting habitat for pollinators and other beneficial insects, keep reading for the latest on NYS…Continue Reading Not Too Early to Start Planning for Pollinator Habitat
Have You Spotted Our New SLF Webpage?
Here’s the latest on Spotted Lanternfly from Ryan Parker, Extension Aide at NYSIPM. Concern over the invasive and destructive spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) (SLF) generated many online resources by states researching new and active populations. Thought to have arrived in Berks County, PA, in 2012, this showy planthopper attacks more than seventy species of plants…Continue Reading Have You Spotted Our New SLF Webpage?
IPM Celebrates the New Year With News for You
We decided on a new look for our IPM Year in Review—our first-ever calendar. Who doesn’t put calendars to good use? I’ve already noted a couple of dentist appointments in mine. And for you, dear reader, we offer our calendar sampler—four months, four topics, four new things to learn….Continue Reading IPM Celebrates the New Year With News for You
Unwanted Holiday Guests
So far, the few New York state sightings of SPOTTED LANTERNFLY, a highly invasive and potentially devastating invasive insect, have been linked to their propensity to hitchhike from the quarantined areas in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. Our SPOTTED LANTERNFLY Fact Sheet These discoveries have been adults thought to have traveled on vehicles or shipping…Continue Reading Unwanted Holiday Guests
Tick IPM – The Dog Zone
December’s wintery breath is already clouding the pond, frosting the pane, obscuring summer’s memory… ― John Geddes Winter had an early showing in New York this year. So when the temperature hit 50oF yesterday, I took the opportunity to spend some time outside. And, as I had warned people that follow me and NYS IPM…Continue Reading Tick IPM – The Dog Zone
New Posters Available from Don’t Get Ticked New York
Many of us have snow or slush on the ground. While this changes tick activity, it doesn’t mean tick and tick-borne disease risk is over. We’re pleased to provide our newest Tick infographic posters for Farmers, Hunters and Children. Members of the community IPM team continue to gather all the latest information on tick activity…Continue Reading New Posters Available from Don’t Get Ticked New York
Sorry, I Can’t Help You [grow that horribly invasive plant].
Today’s post is from Matt Frye. FYI: (He didn’t just show up on our door talking ticks or rats! And we’re glad he escaped the vines to join our program.) Kudzu is an invasive vine that was introduced from Japan to the United States in 1876. In its heyday, kudzu was planted extensively throughout the…Continue Reading Sorry, I Can’t Help You [grow that horribly invasive plant].
Pollinator Habitat
Today, Biocontrol Specialist Amara Dunn addresses a common question. So you want to grow habitat for pollinators…what’s the best method? The short answer is that there probably isn’t a single best method. But there may be a best method for you. I know it’s not a very satisfying answer, but let me explain. Remember that…Continue Reading Pollinator Habitat
Spotted Lanternfly: A Foe You Should Know
Ryan Parker, NYSIPM Program/Extension Aide II, has spent plenty of hours facing Spotted Wing Drosophila. Today he’s discussing the newest spotted pest. Adult spotted lanternfly. Photo by Emelie Swackhamer, Penn State University, Bugwood.org Tree of heaven. Photo by Chuck Bargeron, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima) is just heavenly to a spotted…Continue Reading Spotted Lanternfly: A Foe You Should Know