Enjoying our ThinkIPM blog? Truck on over to our School ABCs blog — you’ll find plenty of good stuff there, too. Sure, it’s aimed mainly at school staff — but who doesn’t care about our schools? Seek no further: The ABCs of School and Childcare Pest Management Brought to you by the New York State…Continue Reading Check It Out: Our School ABC IPM Blog
IPM Accolades: What Do Growers Say?
If you flash back to last week’s TAg post, you’ll see our side of the story — how TAg teams provide hands-on help to growers for a host of pest (and profit) issues. But what do growers say? Here’s a small sample of the pleased comments we’ve received over the years: How TAg has made…Continue Reading IPM Accolades: What Do Growers Say?
IPM TAg Teams: A Quarter Century Later, What’s Old Is New Again
The NYS IPM Program turns 30 this year — a great time for a look down memory lane. We were five years old, for instance, when we began our TAg — Tactical Agriculture — teams for field crop producers. Then (and now!), TAg teams across the state met at key times during the cropping season:…Continue Reading IPM TAg Teams: A Quarter Century Later, What’s Old Is New Again
The Difference Between Voles and Moles
Is it mole? A vole? These small mammals are often confused with each other, probably because they’re both associated with tunnels. But they’re really quite different and, depending on the circumstance, could be a pest — or not. Since the first step in IPM is to identify your problem, let’s shed light on these two…Continue Reading The Difference Between Voles and Moles
IPM: Pests, Best Practices, and the Passage of Time
January — that’s when the long process of combing through this year’s crop of NYS IPM research reports begins. We’re looking for great stories to feature in our annual report. As usual, we’ve got lots of contenders. And would that we had room for them all. Our theme this year? Well, it is our 30th…Continue Reading IPM: Pests, Best Practices, and the Passage of Time
Back to School for Fruit Growers | IPM and More
Kicking off February, two Lake Ontario Winter Fruit Schools back to back: February 2, 2015 8:00 am 4:00 pm Niagara County CCE Training Center, 4487 Lake Ave., Lockport, NY 14094 February 3, 2015 8:00 am 4:00 pm Wayne County, Quality Inn, 125 North Main St., Newark, NY 14513 You’ll learn about recent research results, new…Continue Reading Back to School for Fruit Growers | IPM and More
There’s an App for That: IPM’s “Greenhouse Scout” Makes “Greenhouse Grower” List
NYS IPM’s Greenhouse Scout was featured recently in Greenhouse Grower’s online e-Newsletter as one of 15 apps for 2015. Here’s why. In the pest-friendly environment of a greenhouse, you need all the friends you can get. So more and more growers are turning to biocontrol — to using beneficial insects, mites, and fungi to control…Continue Reading There’s an App for That: IPM’s “Greenhouse Scout” Makes “Greenhouse Grower” List
Education and E-ducation: Winter Farm Schools for IPM and More
It’s not easy, keeping up with the abundance of winter production schools, webinars, and online courses. Here’s a small sampling of options for everything from straight-up greenhouse production to biocontrol (hey, that’s a core tenet of IPM) to a smorgasbord of small-farm options for beginning or diversifying farmers. Are you a greenhouse grower? Here’s a…Continue Reading Education and E-ducation: Winter Farm Schools for IPM and More
Dealing With Wildlife and the Laws That Protect Them
When we think about pests, bugs and mice are the first things that typically come to mind. But what if larger critters such as squirrels, bats, woodchucks, deer, or pigeons become troublesome? IPM works for them too. You must, however, be aware of laws that apply to nuisance wildlife and how they might affect your…Continue Reading Dealing With Wildlife and the Laws That Protect Them
Grape and Hops Winter Workshops: Now!
It’s that time of year — growers (some of them, anyway) get a break from fieldwork and start taking advantage of workshops around New York. Here are two, coming right up. Grape Pruning Workshop Friday, December 5, 2014 (repeats on or Friday, March 6, 2015) Interested in learning how to prune grapevines? Don’t miss the…Continue Reading Grape and Hops Winter Workshops: Now!