Beneficial Insects on NYC Farms Pocket Guide
Sam Anderson, Urban Agriculture Specialist
Harvest New York
Last Modified: November 8, 2022

The Pocket Guide: Beneficial Insects on NYC Farms provides information on beneficial insects commonly found on New York City farms as well as how to recognize and identify them.
Beneficial insects in this guide refers to natural enemies of pests as well as pollinator insects, like bees.
The guide is a collaboration between NYS Integrated Pest Management and CCE Harvest NY, with content from Ileana Katzman.
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GU?A DE BOLSILLO: Insectos ben?ficos en las granjas de la ciudad de Nueva York
Esta gu?a brinda informaci?n sobre los insectos ben?ficos que se encuentran com?nmente en las granjas de la ciudad de Nueva York, as? como tambi?n c?mo reconocerlos e identificarlos.
Pocket Guide: Beneficial Insects on NYC Farms (pdf; 1378KB)
GUÍA DE BOLSILLO: Insectos benéficos en las granjas de la ciudad de Nueva York (pdf; 1441KB)
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