IPM for Landscapes, Parks & Golf Courses

We help you learn lower-risk ways of dealing with pests—be they insects, weeds, or plant diseases. Our fact sheets and brochures guide you through identifying and scouting for pests, using thresholds, growing degree-days, beneficial organisms, and other IPM techniques—to finding the best approach to pest management for your situation. Whether you’re in charge of hundreds of acres of grounds and greens, or simply your own backyard, help is just a mouse-click away. See our video: Using IPM to Assess Your Lawn for White Grubs
Reducing Chemical Use on Golf Course Turf: Redefining IPM. Your guide to reducing environmental impact and saving money.	Lawn Care Without Pesticides: How to keep your grass healthy so that you can reduce or eliminate the need for lawn chemicals.	Trac Software for Turfgrass is now available! Four customized record-keeping and reporting software programs for the turfgrass industry: TracGolf, TracGrounds, TracSod, and TracLawn.
Interactive Plant Manager, an online tool for diagnosing insect pests of woody ornamental plants. Browse the database of insects that feed on trees and shrubs. Learn low-risk management strategies, identify pests using photographs and detailed descriptions of their signs and symptoms.
Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann Community IPM Coordinator jlg23@cornell.edu	Jennifer Grant Co-Director and Turfgrass IPM Specialist jag7@cornell.edu	Lynn Braband Community IPM Extension Area Educator lab45@cornell.edu