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...

growth, corky scarring, and/or blind heads, which can reduce marketable yield and quality (Fig. 1). Swede midge control is challenging on small-scale and organic farms, where season-long production of brassica crops in close proximity is common...

Sooty blotch and fly speck are the two most common “summer diseases” of apples in the Northeast; they are also problems on pears. Although caused by two different organisms, the diseases often occur together since both are confined to the fruit...

Beneficial insects such as Trichogramma ostriniae can be used as part of an integrated management program for European corn borer or on their own to reduce ECB damage. Releasing beneficial insects is an approved practice for certified organic...

., Senesac, A., Gilrein, D. and Peck. D. 2004 Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Turfgrass, Cornell University Media and Technology Services, Ithaca, NY. Seaman, A. J. (Ed.) 2004. Organic Vegetable Production: Proceedings from a ThreeDay Series...
systems manner. We have had several such projects in the past few years evaluating vegetables, strawberries, organic production, field crops, and golf course turf. These projects are valuable tools for assessing the status of our IPM progress. They can...

, decaying vegetation 20 to 30 days > 20 miles Remarks: Blood feedi ng results in decreased performance production. Foot stomping is good indication of fly presence. Horse fly, Tabanus atratus several species 4, 5 (on front) 1 to 3 years Margins...
species to one year Remarks: Transmit bluetongue and encephalitis; feed in evening and at night. Mosquitoes, Culex spp. 11 7 to 30 days several species Aedes spp. water-filled holes, animal wastes, swamps Stagnant water containing organic matter...

, such as central and western New York State, epidemics of the disease may develop. Production is reduced because of poor seed germination, poor seedling vigor, and low yields. Marketing losses are attributed to seed spots and blemishes, which lower their quality...

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...