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NYSIPM

On farms, vineyards, orchards; in schools, nursing homes, playgrounds; in your own home, lawn, or garden—IPM is foundational to sound, careful, economical ways of dealing with pests.

​​​​​​​Our Mission

The New York State Integrated Pest Management Program develops sustainable ways to manage pests and helps people use methods that minimize environmental, health, and economic risks.

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News

Unlikely coincidence blooms as classic weed guide gets updated

The classic identification guide “Weeds of the Northeast” sprouted from a collaboration of Cornell researchers. Now, a new edition of the book brings together a pair of uncannily named weed scientists: Antonio DiTommaso and Joseph DiTomaso.

  • New York State Integrated Pest Management
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
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Spotlight

Zuefle to Join Incoming Class of LeadNY
A senior extension specialist, Zuefle, is the first NYSIPM employee to be selected to the prestigious LeadNY program, according to NYSIPM director Alejandro Calixto. “LeadNY has a proud tradition of developing leaders in the food, agriculture...
  • New York State Integrated Pest Management
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frost damage to pine tree needles
Three people engaged in conversation in front of a table of spotted lanternfly information
people sitting at tables in a large room in front of screens that say "Spotted Lanternfly Workshop"
people having conversations in front of a table with spotted lanternfly information on it

Dead needles suddenly showing up on Christmas trees? Temperatures on the evening of May 17 were low enough in much of the state to damage new needles on trees that were well budded out.

NYSIPM Director Alejandro Calixto met with Reps. Molinaro, Thompson and Van Orden to discuss the work being done by CALS and NYSIPM to mitigate invasives like spotted lanternfly.

NYSIPM's three-day Spotted Lanternfly Workshop was designed to encourage collaboration, expand research networks and broaden advocacy efforts around SLF.

The NYSIPM team sharing insight and expertise on spotted lanternfly and the impact of changing weather patterns on grape growing at the 2023 Winter Grower Conference.