Cover Crops & IPM: Managing Pests by Working with the System

Join Dr. John Tooker, Professor and Extension Specialist in Entomology at Penn State, for a research-based look at how cover crops, no-till management, and integrated pest management (IPM) interact within cropping systems.

Dr. Tooker will share insights from his research in no-till, and cover-cropped systems, including what farmers are learning about planting green and its potential value. He will also explore how soil health practices can influence pest and beneficial insect communities, with particular attention to slugs, the soil food web, and the unintended effects insecticide and neonicotinoid seed treatments can have within these systems.