Integrated Pest Management Insights

April 12, 2016
Photographers Lift Pests' Poise

The Bugwood Network archives and catalogs high-quality images of pests by taxonomic category.

April 12, 2016
Resources April 2016

Resources from the April 2016 issue of IPM Insights.

April 12, 2016
2016 Partnership Grants Announced

In 2016, the Northeastern IPM Center awarded more than $250,000 for research and outreach through its competitive IPM Partnership Grants program.

April 12, 2016
April 2016 Download

The April 2016 issue of IPM Insights on Pest Resistance is now available as a downloadable PDF.

January 14, 2016
Scientist Sees Weeds as Indicators of Climate Change
Scientist Sees Weeds as Indicators of Climate Change

People allergic to ragweed suffer weeks of coughing, sneezing, and plain misery.

January 14, 2016
Climate Change and uh, Hopperburners? – Arriving
Climate Change and uh, Hopperburners? – Arriving

Growers call it “hopperburn,” and scientists warn it’s a sign of things to come.

January 14, 2016
Resources January 2016
Resources January 2016

Resources from the January 2016 issue of IPM Insights.

January 14, 2016
January 2016 Download
January 2016 Download

The January 2016 issue of IPM Insights on Climate and Pests is now available as a downloadable e-book.

January 14, 2016
Climate Change Is the Elephant in the Room
Climate Change Is the Elephant in the Room

I recently talked to a scientist and a corporate official about climate change, and it reminded me of the story about the blind people describing an elephant.

January 14, 2016
National Forum on Climate and Pests
National Forum on Climate and Pests

With recent changes in climate, weeds, insects, and diseases could become more significant.

January 14, 2016
Pests a Top Concern for USDA Northeast Climate Hub
Pests a Top Concern for USDA Northeast Climate Hub

David Hollinger, the director of the Northeast Climate Hub, recently visited Cornell University and highlighted opportunities for collaborative research.

October 30, 2015
Mosquito Study Breeds Better Ways to Fight the Bite
Mosquito Study Breeds Better Ways to Fight the Bite

Asian tiger mosquito, a striped beast that preys on humans during the day, has become the most important nuisance pest in many northeastern urban and suburban areas.

October 30, 2015
Saving One Potato, Two Potatoes – and More from Late Blight
Saving One Potato, Two Potatoes – and More from Late Blight

Late blight is the number one disease risk on 1.2 million acres of U.S. potatoes, and it’s a serious concern for growers of 400,000 acres of tomatoes.

October 30, 2015
To Optimize Cover Crops, Get Down in the Weeds
To Optimize Cover Crops, Get Down in the Weeds

In a race against time, hairy vetch is rolled and crimped to form a weed-suppressing mat into which cash crops will be planted, decreasing herbicide use.

October 30, 2015
Tool to Assess Bee Health Goes Viral
Tool to Assess Bee Health Goes Viral

Seven years ago bee populations were tumbling into decline, threatening a $130 million industry of northeastern cranberries and blueberries.

October 1, 2015
October 2015 Download

The October 2015 issue of IPM Insights on Advanced Production Systems is now available as a downloadable e-book.

September 30, 2015
A New Age for an Age-Old Problem
A New Age for an Age-Old Problem

Imagine: A fleet of robots maneuvers through a field in which a multitude of different plants—among them carrots, corn, and cauliflower—are growing side by side.

September 30, 2015
Diagnosis from the Air Could Help Farms on the Ground
Diagnosis from the Air Could Help Farms on the Ground

Machinery can be used to survey large expanses of farmland or environmentally sensitive areas, raising interesting possibilities for the problem of excessive nitrogen inputs in a watershed.

September 30, 2015
Resources October 2015

Resources from the October 2015 issue of IPM Insights.

September 30, 2015
Moving Integrated Weed Management into the Future
Moving Integrated Weed Management into the Future

Automated systems could identify each and every plant in a farmer’s field and then go on to manage the undesirable ones.