Pests at the Perimeter: How Landscape Design Influences Indoor Pest Intrusion

Cornell IPM Annual Conference

Join us for our annual conference on the link between outdoor landscapes and indoor pest issues. Experts will share science-based strategies to manage environments around buildings, reducing pest intrusion. Ideal for Master Gardener Volunteers, educators, professionals, and community members, this event offers practical insights for landscape and pest management.

Conference Registration

Person working with mulch — Summer intern Kshama Malavalli '21 prepares for mulch in the Cornell Botanic Gardens. Photo by Justin James Muir

Conference Pricing

$25

June 17

Tuesday

Location

The Palisades Mall (Raso Room)
1000 Palisades Center Dr, West Nyack, Rockland County, NY

Agenda

8-9 a.m.—Registration, DEC roster sign-in, conversation and coffee
9-9:15 a.m.—Opening Remarks, Alejandro Calixto, Ph.D., Director, Cornell IPM
9:15-10:15 a.m.—Keynote: Designing and Installing Landscapes that Minimize Pests, Barb Neal, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tioga County, retired
10:15-11 a.m.—Ants in your plants – and home? Here’s why, and how to avoid common perimeter ants. Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann, Ph.D.
11-11:15 a.m.—Break
11:15-12 p.m.—Out of the mulch and into the home: how to keep out crawling pests, from spiders to rodents., Matt Frye, Ph.D.
12-1 p.m.—Lunch
1-1:30 p.m.—Second story pests: preventing flying insects and wildlife from entering home, Susannah Krysko
1:30-2 p.m.—Weeds at the door: how to slow their growth around the perimeter, Bryan Brown, Ph.D.
2-2:45 p.m.—Stingers & Biters: reducing ticks, mosquitoes and yellowjackets around your home, Joellen Lampman
2:45-3 p.m.—Break
3-3:45 p.m.—Attracting beneficial insects without creating indoor pests, Amara Dunn-Silver, Ph.D..
3:45-4 p.m.—Evaluations, issue DEC certificates and adjourn

Directions

The Palisades Mall (Raso Room)
1000 Palisades Center Dr, West Nyack, Rockland County, NY

The Raso Room is located on the fourth floor of the mall, just outside the ice rink. The following parking options are located on the East side of the mall near the Raso Room.

Free Parking Garage: enter by Macy's and look for the East Entrance. Take the elevators to the fourth floor.
Parking Lot E (bus stop): enters the mall on the first floor. Take the escalators or elevators to the fourth floor
Macy's Backstage: enters mall on second floor, with escalators and elevators 10 and 11 straight ahead.

CEU Credits

DEC Credits—The event has been approved for the following New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Pesticide Training Course Credits:

3a (Ornamental and Turf): 2.50 credits
3b (Turf): 1.00 credits
7a (Structural and Rodent Control): 3.25 credits
8 (Public Health): 0.50 credits

CNLP Credits—This event has been approved for 6 CNLP (Certified Nursery & Landscape Professional) Credits.

For more information

Please contact Matt Frye, mjf267 [at] cornell.edu (mjf267[at]cornell[dot]edu).

Keynote Speaker

Barb Neal, CCE Tioga, Retired

Designing and Installing Landscapes that Minimize Pests

cherry blossoms in front of a stream — Photo by Ryan Young (UREL)

Dr. Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann, Cornell Integrated Pest Management

A person squatting near a building and pointing a flashlight beam at a small hole near base on the wall.

Dr. Matt Frye, Cornell Integrated Pest Management

Susannah Krysko holding a flashlight and smiling, wearing a stop pests shirt

Susannah Krysko, Cornell Integrated Pest Management

A person standing to the left of a large patch of weeds in front of a house.

Dr. Bryan Brown, Cornell Integrated Pest Management

Joellen Lampman, Cornell Integrated Pest Management

A person squatting in a patch of wildflowers in front of a fence

Dr. Amara Dunn-Silver, Cornell Integrated Pest Management