Pest management

Information on particular crops can be found through the Crops page.

General:

• NYS Integrated Pest Management Program – Vegetables
• Cornell Integrated Crop and Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Vegetable Production
• Resource Guide for Organic Insect and Disease Management
• Network for Environment and Weather Applications

Diseases:

• Disease factsheets and articles
• Disease-resistant varieties
• Disease Management — Other chapters at NYSIPM progam’s Vegetable IPM Practices are on Individual crops and detail specific diseases common in New York with focus on cultural management practices.
• Keys for identifying vegetable diseases
• Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic
• Vegetable Pathology – Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Center

Insects:

• Insect Diagnostic Laboratory
• Sweet Corn Pheromone Trap Network

Weeds:

• Cornell Weed Science – Weed identification and management resources to help you reduce the impact of these unwanted plants in fields, gardens, landscapes and ecosystems.
• Turfgrass and Landscape Weed ID
• Steel in the Field: A Farmer’s Guide to Weed Management Tools (USDA-SARE program)

Wildlife:

• Wildlife Control Information
• Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management