Integrated Pest Management for Urban Farmers

July 1, 2020


In this virtual workshop we will learn about scouting for pests and releasing beneficial insects on urban farms. Our guest presenter is Carol Glenister, founder and president of IPM Labs and one of our area's foremost experts on biological controls, and we'll have examples and discussion from NYC urban farmers.

We will be looking especially at the example of two-spotted spider mite (very common but often unnoticed on NYC urban farms) along with other common NYC vegetable crop pests, with time for discussion, Q&A, and possibly some show-and-tell.

This is a FREE event. Register online by June 30 to receive sign-in details.

Log Inoculation Party

April 28, 2024
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
New York, NY

Join us for a log inoculation party and Community Mushroom Educator (CME) reunion at the Randall's Island Urban Farm with past and prospective CMEs. We will be inoculating local tree species with shiitake and oyster spawn as part of a larger research project with the Randall's Island Park Alliance Urban Farm and Cornell Cooperative Extension. 

Field Guide: Arthropod Pests of NYC Vegetables

Arthropod Pests of NYC Vegetables aims to help urban farmers and gardeners find, identify, and understand the most common and important insects and other arthropod pests found in New York City farms and gardens. Some of these pests are rarely mentioned in other guides but are common in NYC. The guide emphasizes scouting tips, including how to identify pests by the damage they leave behind, even when you can't find the insect itself.

This guide was created as a collaboration between Cornell Cooperative Extension's Harvest New York team and the New York State Integrated Pest Management Program.