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Pests & IPM
What is IPM?
IPM stands for Integrated Pest Management. It is a system for managing pest problems using a range of safe, least-toxic methods. IPM is integrated because it uses biological, organic, cultural, mechanical and chemical options for managing pest problems.For more information on the basics of IPM strategies, visit Cornell University's IPM in a Nutshell page
Diagnostic Services
CCE-Rockland offers plant, insect and disease identification and diagnostic services for $8/sample.
If necessary, samples can be sent to Cornell University for identification, at a charge of $25/sample. For more information about submitting a sample, visit: The Cornell University Diagnostic Laboratory.
Useful Links
New York State Integrated Pest Management - IPM publications, tools and resources for vegetables, fruits, ornamentals, lawns and field crops. Fact sheets also address IPM concerns for Buildings & Schools (including extensive fact sheets on bedbugs); Nursery, Greenhouse & Christmas Trees; and Landscapes, Parks & Golf Courses.
Cornell publications with IPM strategies for managing insect pests in the home and garden:
- Pest Management Around the Home: Cultural Methods (free to download)
- Pest Management Around the Home (Digital and Print versions for sale)
- NYSIPM's Fact Sheets on Home IPM
- Lawn Care Without Pesticides: How to keep your grass healthy so that you can reduce or eliminate the need for lawn chemicals.
Here's a page from our friends at CCE Oneida on Lawn Pests.
Beneficial insects - A brief overview of beneficial insects that can be your allies in dealing with garden pests, from the Insect Diagnostic Laboratory at Cornell's Department of Entomology.
Last updated August 26, 2021
Insect Diagnostic Lab
For more information about an insect, or how to deal with an insect problem in or around your home or garden, contact the Insect Diagnostic Lab, at CCE Rockland .
More information about this service, including fact sheets on common outdoor and indoor insects, can be found at
LH- PRISM
The Lower Hudson Partnership
for Regional Invasive Species Management (LH-PRISM) monitors and manages
invasive species in our area. There are eight PRISMs in New York State, formed
at the recommendation of the 2005 NYS Invasive Species Task Force, to help prevent
or minimize the harm caused by invasive species. PRISMs coordinate invasive
species management, recruit and train citizen volunteers, provide education and
outreach, establish early detection monitoring networks and implement direct
eradication and control efforts. The Lower Hudson PRISM is hosted and
coordinated by the non-profit New York-New Jersey Trail Conference and is
funded through the New York State Environmental Protection Fund. It serves
parts of New York City, the Bronx and six counties on both sides of the Hudson
River. Membership is open to individuals and organizations interested in
invasive species issues and management. For more information, go to lhprism.org.
The New York State IPM Program develops sustainable ways to manage pests and helps people to use methods that minimize environmental, health, and economic risks.
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