IPM Success Stories
IPM is good for people, the environment, and the pocketbook
Since 2000, we’ve fostered the development and adoption of integrated pest management, supporting projects that focus on important pest problems and provide economic, environmental, and human health benefits to our region. Read on to learn about the impacts of projects we’ve funded and about the work of our partners nationwide.
- April 15, 2015
- IPM and Pollinators - Coordinated Action
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Government sponsors are coordinating the actions of researchers, educators, beekeepers, and growers in the field in ways that could help reverse pollinator decline.
- April 15, 2015
- New England Bees Have New Ally
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A group of professionals are protecting existing bee habitat on farms, open land, and in natural areas.
- April 15, 2015
- The Pollinator Puzzle - IPM Experts Seek Keys to Honey Bee Health
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In 2006, managed honey bee colonies began to die off in large numbers without explanation.
- January 29, 2015
- Thousands Line Up for Bed Bug Webinar
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Over 3,000 people registered for a recent webinar on bed bug prevention and management hosted by the StopPests in Housing Program of the Northeastern IPM Center.
- January 29, 2015
- A Sustainable Way to Protect Vegetables - Cover Crops
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Growers who use cover crops not only can improve soil health, but also protect vegetables from soilborne pathogens.
- January 29, 2015
- Growers and Scientists Tackle Spotted Wing Drosophila
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Growers in the Northeast could lose tens of thousands of dollars per farm each year as they try to manage SWD.
- December 29, 2014
- Celebrate National Vinegar Day by Using Vinegar…to Trap this Invasive Fly
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If you have any raspberry-infused vinegar on your shelf, you might already know about the invasive spotted wing drosophila and how raspberry growers are worried about it.
- October 31, 2014
- Our story on spotted wing drosophila an example of successful IPM
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A story Chris Gonzales wrote about our team's work on spotted wing drosophila now appears in eLS, published through Wiley and Sons.
- September 23, 2014
- Thousands of People Line Up for Bed Bug Webinar
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Over 3,000 people registered for a recent webinar on bed bugs hosted by the StopPests in Housing Program of the Northeastern IPM Center.
- April 30, 2014
- Newly Developed Biopesticide Effectively Kills Bed Bugs
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A team led by Nina Jenkins, Penn State University, has found that the fungal biopesticide I93-825 spray is effective against bed bugs.