Cornell Integrated Pest Management

08/26/2026

Can we protect crops and pollinators at the same time?

80 New York farmers and Cornell researchers are working together to answer that question.

Early results from statewide field trials found no difference in yield between corn grown with and without neonicotinoid seed treatments.

Preliminary Cornell research on managing the dreaded seedcorn maggot is giving hope to growers across the state ahead of New York’s 2029 ban on neonicotinoid pesticides in field crops: Side-by-side farm trials of neonic-treated vs. untreated corn showed no difference in yield.

08/26/2026

Cornell Integrated Pest Management, Cornell Department of Entomology, Cornell Dyce Lab for Honey Bee Studies and Cornell Cooperative Extension are leading efforts to help New York growers transition away from the use of neonicotinoid insecticides while maintaining crop health and yield.

Learn about our comprehensive research and current findings:

Preliminary Cornell research on managing the dreaded seedcorn maggot is giving hope to growers across the state ahead of New York’s 2029 ban on neonicotinoid pesticides in field crops: Side-by-side farm trials of neonic-treated vs. untreated corn showed no difference in yield.

08/24/2026

New York science teachers participaged in hands-on lessons designed by Cornell IPM and Cornell AgriTech scientists and a Geneva City School District teacher last week.

Participants can now take these lessons back to their classrooms to help students learn required content and critical thinking skills during the upcoming academic year.

08/20/2026

It's World Mosquito Day, the perfect time to register for our September 4 What's Bugging You? First Friday webinar, "What you need to know about mosquito biology and IPM as we head into fall” featuring Courtney Murdock, associate professor in the Cornell Department of Entomology.

https://cals.cornell.edu/events/mosquitoes-are-still-active-bee

Image courtesy of Gil Bloom, president, Standard Pest Management.

08/19/2026

Do you want to learn how to rid your space of unwanted critters? Check out this workshop (in-person and virtual) with INHS, TONIGHT on Zoom at 6:30 pm - Creating Pest-Free, Healthy Homes with Integrated Pest Management with special guest: Susannah Krysko, extension specialist at Cornell Integrated Pest Management. Open to all, $10 registration fee (half price for anyone who has taken homebuyer education). Email [email protected] for more details or REGISTER HERE - https://www.ithacanhs.org/events Here's more upcoming workshops.

BUGS and BEYOND : Pest-Management Workshop TODAY!
August 19, HYBRID at INHS and Zoom (6:30-8:00 PM)

COMING UP:
🏠Home Buyer Classes - IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL
- September 12, In-Person in Auburn (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM) - $20 SPECIAL
- September 22 and 29 and October 6 and 13 Virtual on Zoom (6:30-8:30 PM)
- October 17, In-Person in Auburn (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM) - $20 SPECIAL
November 9, 16, 23 and 20 Virtual on Zoom (6:30-8:00 PM)

🏠AND: Post-Purchase Series
- Wills and Estates: October 21, HYBRID (6:30-8:00)
- Insurance Planning: HYBRID, December date TBD

CONTACT [email protected] for more info!

08/19/2026

Before this summer, CCE intern Edmund Hod ’29 had never set foot in a cow or sheep pasture.

Weeks later, he was dragging fields for ticks, identifying dung beetles under a microscope, counting parasite eggs in sheep samples and doing fieldwork on his own.

The CALS entomology major spent the summer working with Cornell Cooperative Extension Albany County, the Hudson Valley Research Laboratory and Cornell IPM on livestock pest management research. Along the way, he helped monitor farms across the Capital Region and Hudson Valley, tested CO₂ traps for Asian longhorned ticks and created an information sheet for livestock producers.

There were also the less predictable parts — sheep that started recognizing him, a calf licking his hair and helping herd escaped cows across the road.

By the end, Edmund said he was surprised by just how much he had experienced and learned in nine weeks, and grateful for the chance to explore so many sides of entomology so early in his Cornell career.

Read Edmund’s full internship blog: https://blogs.cornell.edu/cceinterns2026/category/cals/beneficials/

08/18/2026

Have a question about common household pests? We have the answers!

Cornell IPM’s What’s Bugging You? First Friday webinar series brings practical, research-based pest management information straight to you—just in time for the questions and challenges that come with each season.

Join us on the first Friday of the month to learn about pests, diseases, weeds and other problems of plants, homes and landscapes.

Register for our September session, which will explore mosquito biology and how to identify bees and wasps, by visiting https://cals.cornell.edu/events/mosquitoes-are-still-active-bee

And check out this clip from our August webinar.

08/17/2026

Our 2026 neonicotinoid field days took us across the state--from
Argyle to Hamburg--and connected us with nearly 800 growers, crop consultants, certified crop advisors, industry representatives, crop managers and policymakers.

We shared our research on alternatives to neonicotinoid insecticides, talked about pollinator health, toured trial plots and fielded questions on the Birds and Bees Protection Act with the people who help make New York an agricultural powerhouse.

Thanks to SUNY Cobleskill Ag & Tech, Reeves Farms LLC, Zittel's Family Farm, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Washington County, Southwest NY Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Team, New York Soil Health and the New York Corn and Soybean Growers Association and Rodman Lott & Son Farm for hosting our events and helping us share our work.

*Photos from last week's New York Corn and Soybean Growers Association Summer Crop Summit and the New York Soil Health Field Day.

08/10/2026

Youth working with the Blueprint Geneva Environmental Justice Program learned that recognizing beneficial insects can be fun during a recent visit with Cornell Integrated Pest Management Biocontrol Specialist Amara Dunn-Silver.

The students learned how the importance of natural enemies of pests, participated in a scavenger hunt and showed off what they learned by creating beneficial insect-themed art.

08/05/2026

Cornell Integrated Pest Management interns Phung and Markana recently had an opportunity to tour the Cornell Dyce Lab for Honey Bee Studies, the Cornell University Insect Collection and Cornell Department of Entomology's Thaler Lab to learn about the research and resources driving science and innovation at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University.