containers with tight lids, mouse traps, and the like. Project leader: N. Lerner �2014 POrorfdgouracn’tiiocnCGauridreoftosr The Numbers Tell the Story: New York is one of the top 10 states for organic production, with gross income hovering around $572...
Fields Act. Seaman, A. and Petzoldt, C., NYS IPM. Production, Education and Research Program for Organic Agriculture. Seaman, A., NYS IPM, Lange, H., and Smart, C., Plant Pathology and Plant Microbe Biology, and Shelton, T., Entomology. Testing...

of diseases. Any practice that reduces crop stress (biotic or abiotic) and promotes vigor will help extend the productive life of the stand. This becomes even more critical in the presence of serious disease organisms. Management Alternatives Site selection...
on leaf loss. Crown and wilt diseases should be evaluated for their severity and their impacts on total stand health and productivity. There are no pesticide rescue treatments to manage diseases in forage alfalfa. Use cultural practices and resistant...

is seldom an economic problem for New York’s field corn production. Planter box seed treatments do not protect corn from pests that occur after emergence such as cutworms, armyworms, and corn rootworm. Rescue treatments such as replanting are rarely...
cracks, high organic matter, decomposing plant material, and germinating seeds. Maggots are pale yellowish-white, tapered, legless, appear to be headless, and reach a length of about ¼ inch. They burrow into germinating seeds to feed. Seed may...

hardens and takes on a reddish brown color. Photo: M. Frye �Biology American cockroaches live in humid areas such as bathrooms and basements, and can occupy air gaps or broken sewer lines where they feed on decaying organic matter. Although adults have...
of an infestation or show the direction of movement for trapped cockroaches. In general, baiting systems have several advantages over traditional pesticides. Baits are typically semi-solid or solid products that confine active ingredients to small placements...