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Meet Pin-Chu Lai, Ph.D., postdoctoral associate at Cornell, applied insect ecologist, and subject of our next "Standout Early Career Professionals" feature.

A surprise finding from new research on controlling pests and disease in New York commercial onion fields will enable the state’s producers to cut their use of synthetic chemicals without sacrificing yield.

A study has found a way for New York onion growers to maintain yields while cutting their use of chemicals.

Specialty crop entomologists from Cornell AgriTech and the New York State Integrated Pest Management Program (NYSIPM) will use a three-year, $450,000 grant from the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets to evaluate alternatives for con