Dung beetles are important insects for pasture ecology and soil health. They move manure into the soil, thus increasing organic matter, improving soil structure, increasing water infiltration and providing essential nutrients for grass growth...

the development and impact 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. Site selection...
integrates the use of several pest-suppression technologies, including • Biological control: beneficial organisms, such as insect predators • Cultural techniques: practices such as crop rotation, sanitation • Mechanical and physical methods: screens, traps...

will kill horn and face flies. Be aware that some of these products can affect beneficial organisms within the manure pat, including dung beetles. Be sure that the product you use is labeled for the fly species you want to control. Insecticide Feed...
exist for fly management on organic dairies. However, flies can be effectively managed by a combination or cultural, biological and chemical control on organic farms. Be sure that the product you use is labeled for the fly species you want to control...

in the manure will kill horn and face flies. Be aware that some of these products can affect beneficial organisms within the manure pat, including dung beetles. Be sure that the product you use is labeled for the fly species you want to control. Insecticide...
, biological and chemical control on organic farms. Be sure that the product you use is labeled for the fly species you want to control. Organic Dairy Insecticides PYRETHRUM (INSECTICIDE GROUP 3) MGK Evergreen Pyrethrum Concentrate PyGanic Livestock...

Corn Establishment Ken Wise and Jaime Cummings, New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, Cornell University Introduction This product does not harm the birds, but causes them Many species of birds, including crows, ravens, black birds...
, to forage elsewhere. The product can come pretreated on starlings, grackles, Canada geese and wild turkeys, are a pest seed, or the farmer can apply it themselves. problem annually for corn growers in several areas in New Corn growers in NY were interested...

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...