FREE Integrated Pest Management Field Day

Join us for a hands-on field day exploring integrated pest management and season extension tools for urban growing spaces and the opportunity to build community with local growers!

This event will focus on best practices for using row covers and rat mitigation. Check out our CCE demonstration trial using insect exclusion netting to manage swede midge, an invasive fly that causes damage to brassica crops. Explore how to identify rat activity, reduce attractants, and strengthen site management. Hear from local growers on how they manage pests with a focus on organic management and how they extend the season on their farms and gardens.

This event is presented by CCE Cornell Vegetable Program, Cornell IPM, NOFA-NY & Massachusetts Avenue Project.

Date: Thursday, September 10th

Time: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Massachusetts Avenue Project (MAP), 387 Massachusetts Avenue Buffalo, NY 14213

Learn how to:

Identify signs of rat activity and rat burrows
Reduce pest attractants
Learn how to use insect exclusion netting
Understand your options for environmentally responsible pest control options

You will be able to take part in a field demonstration on these pest management techniques.

Contact the host of IPM Field Day - September 2026