The invasive spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) was detected last year in Pennsylvania, but entomologists are already warning farmers and growers as far away as California to be prepared for its arrival.

A deadly fungus causing population crashes in wild European salamanders could emerge in the United States and threaten already declining amphibians here, according to a report released today by the U.S. Geological Survey.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently registered a sea lamprey mating pheromone, 3kPZS, as the first ever vertebrate pheromone biopesticide.

Emerald ash borer. Hemlock woolly adelgid. These pests pack a one-two punch for New York’s 18 million acres of forestland. Now, for his hard work and dedication in slowing the spread of these formidable pests, Mark Whitmore has received an Excellence in IPM award from the NYS Integrated Pest Management Program

Cheatgrass could vie for the title of the most successful invasive species in North America. The weed lives in every state, and is the dominant plant on more than 154,000 square miles of the West, by one estimate.

Not only do native plants do a better job of hosting and supporting local insect communities than their non-native counterparts, but a University of Delaware study shows

Thanks to funding provided to the New York Invasive Species Research Institute at Cornell University by the New York State Department of...

As of July 15th 2015, a new management plan for aquatic invasive species (AIS) has been approved in New York State...

In honor of New York’s 2015 Invasive Species Awareness Week (ISAW), Kelsey Poljacik, a senior at Cornell University, has set up an...

New biocontrol agents targeting the invasive insect Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) were released last week...