Grow What You Eat
EFB 496/796
Tuesday/Thursday - 12:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m., Illick Hall 530
Friday - 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Illick Hall 530
Instructor: Terry Ettinger, Greenhouse Manager
Office: 529 Illick Hall
Phone: 315-470-6772
Mobile: 315-471-5854
Course Content - Integrated Pest Management
As mentioned on the Course Content Introduction page, "Assigned readings," "assigned video lectures" and "assigned web resources" are the key content for this course and information within these assignments will be used in the development of assessment tools - i.e., quizzes, exams, etc.
Also note that the first link under each "Assigned Video Lectures" heading is to the original Prezi content. If you'd like to learn more about how I've created the video lectures you'll be watching (hopefully) throughout the semester, I've actually recorded a video about the process I use for recording videos the you can watch by clicking here!
"Supplemental" readings, web resources, and video content can be helpful in providing additional context to the assigned materials. It's likely that over the course of the semester additional supplemental resources will be added to this page, so plan to check back frequently.
And, if you come across a resource you believe would be a helpful addition to this content page, please do share it with me.
"2017 Cornell Integrated Crop and Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Vegetable Production"
Chapter 1 - Integrated Crop and Pest Management
"2017 Cornell Integrated Crop and Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Vegetable Production"
Chapter 2 - Disease Management
"2017 Cornell Integrated Crop and Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Vegetable Production"
Chapter 3 - Insect Management
"2017 Cornell Integrated Crop and Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Vegetable Production"
Chapter 4 - Weed Management
"2017 Cornell Integrated Crop and Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Vegetable Production"
Chapter 5 - Wildlife Management
"2017 Cornell Integrated Crop and Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Vegetable Production"
Chapter 6 - Pesticide Information and Use
None currently assigned.
Assigned Online Resources:
"Identifying and Enhancing Natural Enemies in Vegetable Crops" (link)
This twenty-five minute video provides a good foundational overview of the potential for pest control by natural predators.
"Organic Vegetable Production Systems, Introduction: A Systems Approach to Organic Weed Management" (link)
Ecological weed management begins with careful planning of the cropping system to minimize weed problems, and seeks to utilize biological and ecological processes in the field and throughout the farm ecosystem to give crops the advantage over weeds.
"Cornell Chronicle - Engineer designs digital solution for pesticide drift" (link)
Ultrasound sensors help match spray application rates to varying conditions throughout an orchard.
"Replacing Pesticides with Genetics" (link)
At the NYS Agriculture Experiment Station in Geneva, New York, GMO male Diamondback moths are being being used to spread killer DNA to females. As with all GMOs, there are many questions/concerns.
Supplemental Online Resources:
Coming soon.
Supplemental Video Content:
"Tomato Varietal Improvement " (link)
Using tomato breeding as an example, vegetable breeders from Purdue University, Oregon State University, University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Organic Seed Alliance describing the design and operation of vegetable breeding programs for organic/low-input systems. Length: 1:15:26.