Cornell AgriTech Professors Brian Nault and Postdoctoral Researcher Pin-Chu Lai sat down with the American Agriculturist to discuss an ongoing project funded by the The New York Farm Viability Institute investigating the use of nematodes to manage potato pests such as the Colorado potato beetle (CPB). In collaboration, the NYFVI and the Nault Lab, researchers are hoping to help the state’s 150 potato growers achieve control of their potato pests using alternatives to insecticides.
“Research into biologically based alternatives to chemical applications for insects and weed management in both organic and conventional systems is increasingly of interest by both growers and environmentalists. Brian Nault’s work is focused on two highly destructive potato crop pests,” says Brian Reeves, vegetable grower and board member of New York Farm Viability Institute. Read more about the project and most recent results here.
