Invasive Insects & Other Invertebrates | Gardening Questions Answered

Here are some helpful factsheets that may help as you deal with pests in your vegetable garden.

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
What is IPM, Entomological Society of America: https://www.entsoc.org/sites/default/...
What is IPM, NYS IPM – Cornell University: https://cals.cornell.edu/new-york-sta...

Pesticides
What is a Pesticide, Cornell Cooperative Extension Pesticide Safety Program: https://bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.c...
Hazard vs. Risk, Cornell Cooperative Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program: https://bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.c...
Home Remedies to Control Pests, Cornell Cooperative Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program: https://bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.c...

Pests
Common Invasive Insects

Emeralds Ash Borer
Pest Watch - Emerald Ash Borer, Gardening in Orange County: https://blogs.cornell.edu/master-gard...

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
New York State Hemlock Initiative: https://blogs.cornell.edu/nyshemlocki...
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Management, Cornell University: https://blogs.cornell.edu/nyshemlocki...

Japanese Beetle
o Yards and Gardens
Japanese Beetle in Yards and Gardens, University of Minnesota Extension: https://extension.umn.edu/yard-and-ga...
Don’t Fall into the Japanese Beetle Trapping Trap, University of Minnesota Extension: https://extension.umn.edu/yard-and-ga...
o Lawns
White Grubs, New York State Integrated Pest Management, Cornell University: https://cals.cornell.edu/new-york-sta...
*Using Beneficial Nematodes for Grub Control, Maine State Government: https://www.maine.gov/dacf/php/gotpes...
*Note that Maine is farther north, so the timing will be earlier in New York State.

Spongy Moth (formerly known as the Gypsy Moth)
Spongy Moth, NYS Integrated Pest Management: https://cals.cornell.edu/new-york-sta...
Spongy Moth, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation: https://dec.ny.gov/nature/animals-fis...
Targeting Egg Masses in Winter Shows Promise for Spongy Moth Management, Entomology Today: https://entomologytoday.org/2023/07/2...

Newly Established Invasive Insect

Spotted Lanternfly
Spotted Lanternfly, NYS Integrated Pest Management: https://cals.cornell.edu/new-york-sta...
Report Spotted Lanternfly, NYS Ag & Markets: reportslf.com

Newly Introduced Invasive Insect

Elm Zigzag Sawfly
Elm Zigzag Sawfly, North Carolina State Extension: https://cals.cornell.edu/new-york-sta...
Report Elm Zigzag, iMapInvasives: https://www.nyimapinvasives.org/repor...

Other Invasive Invertebrates

Hammerhead Flatworms
Hammerhead Flatworms and Other Land Planaria of Eastern North America, Penn State Extension: https://extension.psu.edu/hammerhead-...

Jumping Worms
The Craziest of Worms, NYS Integrated Pest Management, Cornell University: https://blogs.cornell.edu/nysipm/2018...
VIDEO: Invasive Jumping Worms (Claymation): https://www.youtube.com/supported_bro...

Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to provide correct, complete, and up-to-date pesticide recommendations. Nevertheless, changes in pesticide regulations occur constantly and human errors are still possible. These recommendations are not a substitute for pesticide labeling. Please read the label before applying any pesticide. The information given herein is supplied with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement by Cooperative Extension is implied.