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NYSIPM Events

Learn more about integrated pest management by participating in our events.

What's Bugging You?

Practical solutions to pest problems on the first Friday of every month on zoom. 

What's Bugging You Events

Academic IPM Seminars

Each semester we offer a series of academic seminars on various IPM topics. 

Academic Seminar Series

NYSIPM Annual Conference

Sustainable Landscapes and Integrated Pest Management

Thursday, June 15, 2023

Greenhouse Scout School

Learn to identify the major pests of greenhouse floriculture crops, make scouting faster and easier, communicate with growers and owners, and find resources to help. Register for our certificate program or webinar series. 

Registration Deadlines

Certificate Program: January 22 
Webinar Series: January 24

Greenhouse Scout School
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Events Calendar

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Meeting

2023 New York Certified Organic (NYCO) field crops meeting
The New York Certified Organic (NYCO) dairy and field crops farmer-to-farmer meetings will finally return to the Jordan Hall auditorium on the Cornell AgriTech campus in Geneva. The meetings had been held in this location for many years, but...
  • Field Crops
  • Organic
  • IPM
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Webinar

Hormigas y abejas carpinteras—¡Conozca Su Plaga!
Únase el Primer Viernes de Cada Mes Presentamos soluciones prácticas a los problemas de plagas el primer viernes de cada mes Cada mes, los expertos compartirán información práctica y responderán a preguntas sobre el uso del manejo integrado de...
  • Integrated Pest Management
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Webinar

Carpenter ants and Carpenter bees—What's Bugging You?
Each month at our "What's Bugging You? First Friday" events, experts will share practical information and answer questions on using integrated pest management (IPM) to avoid pest problems and promote a healthy environment where you live, work...
  • Integrated Pest Management
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Webinar

When Arthropods Attack!
What to do with stinging and biting bugs around the home. Dr. Matt Frye, Community IPM Extension Educator with NYS Integrated Pest Management, will be presenting "When Arthropods Attack! What to do with stinging and biting bugs around the home"...
  • Integrated Pest Management
wooden sign

Meeting

2023 New York Certified Organic (NYCO) dairy meeting
The New York Certified Organic (NYCO) dairy and field crops farmer-to-farmer meetings will finally return to the Jordan Hall auditorium on the Cornell AgriTech campus in Geneva. The meetings had been held in this location for many years, but...
  • Field Crops
  • Organic
  • PRO-DAIRY

IPM Events in your Community

Impacts of Weed Management on Soil Health

NYSIPM Weed Specialist Bryan Brown, Ph.D., will discuss the way proper weed management impacts contributes to healthier soil conditions during the Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention 2023

Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Time: TBA
Location: Hershey, PA

Using "Stacked" Cultivation Implements to Improve Weed Control Selectivity 

NYSIPM Weed Specialist Bryan Brown, Ph.D., will discuss the advantages of using multiple cultivation implements at once, or “stacking,” to improve weed control effectiveness during the Weed Science Society of America’s Annual Meeting.

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Time: TBA
Location: Arlington, VA

Biocontrols: When and how do they work on organic farms?

NYSIPM Biocontrol Specialist Amara Dunn, Ph.D., will provide insight and strategies for using natural enemies to control pests on organic farms as part of NOFA-NY’s 2023 Winter Conference.

February 4, 2023
Time: TBA
Location: Virtual

Weed IPM in Cucurbits

NYSIPM Weed Specialist Bryan Brown, Ph.D., will share research findings, insight and strategies for managing weeds in cucurbit crops.

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Time: TBA

Location: Syracuse, NY

Encouraging Beneficial Insects

During this hands-on workshop, being held as part of the Orleans Regional Vegetable Meeting, NYSIPM Biocontrol Specialist Amara Dunn, Ph.D., will discuss beneficial insects and how they control pests common to New York.  Dunn will share tips for attracting and maintaining these hard-working insects.

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Time: 1:50 p.m.
Location: Albion, NY
 

Exploiting the Vulnerabilities of Weeds

NYSIPM Weed Specialist Bryan Brown will join weed experts, scientists, educators and growers for a look at how to leverage weed vulnerabilities in order to develop a cultural weed management plan and improve the effectiveness of herbicides.

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Time: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Albany, NY

Registration deadline March 2, 2023