Tag: pests

What’s Bugging You? – Missed Opportunities

mottled brown shield-shaped insect on window screen set in a brown metal door

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese proverb When it comes to integrated pest management, we talk, a lot, about prevention. Keeping mice and brown marmorated stink bugs out is preferable to dealing with them once they’re in your house. So remember those…Continue Reading What’s Bugging You? – Missed Opportunities

What’s Bugging You? – Mice

picture of the face of a brown mouse over the curled up bodies of two gray mice nested within yellow/green insulation between wooden joists

“The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.” ― Willie Nelson On a recent call with my mother, I learned she’d found holes in bags of rice, and so she’d put out traps. She expressed her hope that after catching four mice, she’d dealt with all of them. “Well, probably…Continue Reading What’s Bugging You? – Mice

5th Annual National Pesticide Safety Education Month

Thank you to Mary Centrella, PhD, Director & Educator of the Pesticide Safety Education Program, for this guest post. The purpose of National Pesticide Safety Education Month is to reinforce core principles of safe pesticide use with many audiences and raise awareness of and support for the land-grant university Pesticide Safety Education Programs (PSEPs). To…Continue Reading 5th Annual National Pesticide Safety Education Month

What’s Bugging You? – Birdseed Pests

photo of mottle brown bird with a red cap sitting on a black screened bird feeder with a red top

Birds spark a deep wonder and endless fascination. They help us understand the living world and our connections to it. – Ian Owens, Executive Director, Cornell Lab of Ornithology February in New York can be a dull prospect. Sure, a fresh blanket of snow can transform the landscape, but shades of brown take over again…Continue Reading What’s Bugging You? – Birdseed Pests

What’s Bugging You? – Fungus Gnats

Close-up of a small, dark fly that is "point mounted," or glued to a teardrop shaped piece of cardstock with a pin through the other end.

“Truth in advertising. We have had fungus gnats in the IPM house” – NYSIPM staffer Just because we spend our working hours thinking, researching, and educating about pests does not mean we don’t sometimes have issues too. We decided a presentation on fungus gnats could help other NYers as well. On Friday, February 4, Dr….Continue Reading What’s Bugging You? – Fungus Gnats

What’s Bugging You? – Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs

mottled brown shield-shaped insect on window screen set in a brown metal door

When birds burp, it must taste like bugs. – Bill Watterson There are so many brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSBs for those in the know) in my house this winter, I wouldn’t mind letting in a bird to take care of them. As long as the bird didn’t burp, because BMSBs are well named. And,…Continue Reading What’s Bugging You? – Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs

WHAT’S BUGGING YOU? Announcing our Updated Website Resource… for YOU!

What’s Bugging You? If it’s ‘pests in your home or yard’, we’re here to help. Is something creeping in your cupboard? Your attic or garage? Are you hearing noises or seeing droppings or chewing damage inside or outside? They might be a sign you’ve got unwanted guests….Continue Reading WHAT’S BUGGING YOU? Announcing our Updated Website Resource… for YOU!

Gardener Assistance Needed with Monitoring Downy Mildews Affecting Cucurbit Plants and Basil

Thank you to Margaret Tuttle McGrath with the Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Center for providing the following content and opportunity! Occurrence of two important diseases is being monitored to be able to inform farmers, so they know when preventive fungicide applications are warranted, and to increase knowledge about these diseases. Occurrence of these…Continue Reading Gardener Assistance Needed with Monitoring Downy Mildews Affecting Cucurbit Plants and Basil