Author Archives: Dan Olmstead

About Dan Olmstead

I'm the NEWA Coordinator here at the New York State IPM Program. I work to provide online decision support to growers in NY and across the country for IPM and agricultural best practices.

NY Western bean cutworm crop risk outlook for 8/5/19

5 August 2019. Pheromone trap catches confirm WBC presence in most regions of New York State. NEWA WBC modeling indicates the threshold of 25% flight completion for egg mass scouting has been exceeded in all areas of the state except Franklin County.

An important reminder that WBC estimated flight emergence is only applicable when presence has been confirmed. Visit the NYSIPM Sweet Corn Pheromone Trap Report blog, updated weekly, to find detailed WBC trap catch information for your area, along with European corn borer, corn earworm, and fall armyworm.

NY Western bean cutworm crop risk outlook for 8/1/19

1 August 2019. Pheromone trap catches confirm WBC presence in a majority of agricultural regions across western, central, northern, and downstate NY as well as the Catskills.

NEWA WBC modeling indicates the threshold of 25% flight completion for egg mass scouting has been exceeded in the western, finger lakes, central, Mohawk River Valley, and Hudson River Valley regions of NY.

25% flight completion thresholds are likely to be exceeded by early next week in northern NY and western Catskill regions, and upland areas east of the Hudson River near Albany.

Spotted lanternfly conference in Binghamton, NY on 8/15/19 is open to the public

A spotted lanternfly conference featuring NY and PA experts will take place August 15. The public is welcome to attend.

Artwork by Karen English, NYSIPM.

Spotted lanternfly (SLF) should concern growers, greenhouse managers, foresters, nursery or christmas tree operators, landscapers, and master gardeners. Businesses and private citizens who travel through quarantine zones need to understand New York’s External Quarantine policy.

Spotted Lanternfly: At Our Doorstep or Already in Our Fields? will take place at the Broome County Regional Farmers Market in Binghamton NY, and is presented by The New York State IPM Program at Cornell University. SLF prevention efforts are also supported statewide by the New York State Departments of Ag and Markets and Environmental Conservation, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, the Finger Lakes Institute, and Finger Lakes PRISM.

Experts from across PA and NY will provide updates from Southeast Pennsylvania’s quarantined areas and what is being done to prevent SLF establishment in New York.

Cost is $50 per attendee and includes a catered lunch. Register here.

Additional information about this conference is available. Click here to learn more.