Insects

Cornell University and Cooperative Extension have many resources available to help you identify and manage insect pests in your home, garden or landscape.

Visit Cornell CAL's Garden Based Learning page for many resources about home gardening!

Learn more about pests in the vegetable garden:
Managing Home Vegetable Garden Pests (pdf)

Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Pest Management around the Home (link to purchase) is a more detailed guide to pest identification and management strategies.

For a comprehensive list of insect fact sheets visit Cornell’s Insect Diagnostic Laboratory website, where you’ll find detailed fact sheets in alphabetical order or grouped by category

as well as instructions for collecting and submitting samples or photos for identification. IDL also provides a general factsheet on managing Home Vegetable Garden Pests.

What’s Wrong with My Plant? This user-friendly tool available through the University of Minnesota Extension office allows you to select a plant (including vegetables and fruits, annuals, perennials, trees, shurbs, and turf) and its symptoms and then view photos and brief descriptions of the likely cause.

CCE Genesee's Master Gardeners are available to assist with pest identification and management strategies. They are in the office 10 am- 12 pm Monday through Friday and can also be reached by phone at 585-343-3040 x 127.

Last updated October 23, 2018

Pests & IPM

Bee Keeping Resources

Pollinator Network @ Cornell
Cornell University has a robust network of pollinator research and extension programs related to all aspects of pollinator life.
Pollinator Network website

Western NY Honey Producers Association
Is a not for profit association located in Western New York which includes regions as far East as Rochester, North to Lake Ontario, West to Lake Erie, and South to the Pennsylvania border. Our association includes hobbyists as well as commercial bee keepers. If you are interested in becoming a bee keeper please attend an upcoming meeting. http://www.wnyhpa.org/

NY Bee Wellness
An educational not-for-profit 501c3, non-membership organization whose mission is to educate new, beginning, and small scale beekeepers, and others interested in honeybees and beekeeping. NY Bee Wellness website.

BeeVets.com

Since when did a beekeeper need to find a veterinarian? Are bees even animals? The US FDA considers honey bees a food producing animal. Honey is food afterall. Starting in January 2017, if a beekeeper needs to give their honey bees antibiotics then they will need to have an prescription from a veterinarian. BeeVets.com

Ohio State Bee Lab

Join us for our free, monthly webinar series beginning in April. All webinars are recorded and archived on the Bee Lab website.

Penn State Bee Keeping
Beekeeping Resources

Other Resources

- Spiders Commonly Encountered in Pennsylvania and the Northeast

- NYS Pollinator Protection Plan 2016

Bed Bug Information

Adult Bed Bug- Photo from University of Minnesota Extension

If you suspect that you have bed bugs in your home, we can identify them for you. Insect samples should be put in a sealed, clear sandwich bag and then placed in a second clear, sealed bag. Or place in a sealed, clear bag and then in a clear jar. Place them in the freezer for 3 days before bringing the sample in.” Please do not bring live samples into the Master Gardener office.

Resources:

Cornell University-Bed Bug Fact Sheet (pdf)

Cornell IPM - How to get Bed Bugs Out of Your Belongings

Cornell IPM - Bed Bugs Are Back! (pdf)

NYSIPM - Guidelines for Prevention and Management of Bed Bugs in Shelters and Group Living Facilities

Michigan State - Guide to Controlling Bed Bugs in Your Home (pdf)

U.S. CDC- Bed Bugs-Frequently Asked Questions

NYC Health - Getting Rid of Bed Bugs Safely(pdf)

NPMA - Best Management Practices for Bed Bugs

University of Kentucky - Bed Bug Information

Environmental Protection Agency - Bed Bug Fact Sheet

Purdue University - Bed Bug IPM

Penn State - Bed Bugs Fact Sheet