Learn to recognize and encourage your existing biological control partners. Have you ever noticed hoverflies around your flowers or seen ladybug larvae munching on aphids in the vegetable garden? Taking advantage of the natural enemies already occurring in your garden is an excellent way to reduce pesticide use. Tuesday, March 15—Wednesday, March 16 Have you registered? Visit our…Continue Reading What will you learn at “BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: PARTNERS IN THE GARDEN”? Here’s our Day One Presentations
Vegetable IPM – Gardening from the Ground Up! Meet our Day Two (virtual) Conference Speakers
Join in with other garden lovers! Two virtual half days: Tuesday, April 27, and Wednesday, April 28, 2021. REGISTER TODAY. Registration closes April 21 Open to the public via Zoom. Registered participants will receive a USB flash-drive containing all resources mentioned during the conference upon completing an evaluation after the meeting. DAY TWO: WELCOME MESSAGE- …Continue Reading Vegetable IPM – Gardening from the Ground Up! Meet our Day Two (virtual) Conference Speakers
A Visit with Amara Dunn, NYSIPM BioControl Specialist
Amara Dunn was hired for the new BioControl Specialist position just about three years ago. Since then, she’s gone from focusing on ‘learning the ropes’ and creating goals for the position… to being in high demand by staff (and New Yorkers) on both the agricultural and community sides of our program! Amara, how does your…Continue Reading A Visit with Amara Dunn, NYSIPM BioControl Specialist
EARTH DAY 2020 – A Special Note from Director Jennifer Grant
Happy Earth Day, Earth Week and Earth Year to you all! The 50th anniversary… incredible! IPM and Earth Day came from the same roots, the environmental movement that was burgeoning over a half century ago. The concept of IPM has come of age, and has permeated people’s approach to growing our food, managing schools, and…Continue Reading EARTH DAY 2020 – A Special Note from Director Jennifer Grant
The Wannabe Bees
Who wants to be a bee? I don’t claim to know the deepest desires of insects that visit our gardens and farms, except that they want to survive, eat and reproduce. So why do so many mimic other insects that are dangerous, such as yellowjackets? The black and yellow stripes of a typical yellowjacket are easily…Continue Reading The Wannabe Bees