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

Cornell IPM Annual Conference

Learn about the link between outdoor landscapes and indoor pest issues. Experts shared science-based strategies to manage environments around buildings, reducing pest intrusion. Ideal for Master Gardener Volunteers, educators, professionals, and community members, this event offered practical insights for landscape and pest management.

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

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)
an ant on a flower
Ants in your plants.. and home? Avoiding common ants.

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.
Out of the mulch and into the home: Keeping out crawling pests.

Dr. Matt Frye, Cornell Integrated Pest Management

Susannah Krysko holding a flashlight and smiling, wearing a stop pests shirt
Second story pests: preventing flying insects and wildlife from entering homes.

Susannah Krysko, Cornell Integrated Pest Management

A person standing to the left of a large patch of weeds in front of a house.
Weeds at the door: how to slow their grow around the perimeter.

Dr. Bryan Brown, Cornell Integrated Pest Management

shady backyard with a kids play gym
Stingers & Biters: disinviting ticks, mosquitoes and wasps

Joellen Lampman, Cornell Integrated Pest Management

A person squatting in a patch of wildflowers in front of a fence
Attracting beneficial insects without creating indoor pests

Dr. Amara Dunn-Silver, Cornell Integrated Pest Management

Past Cornell IPM Conferences