IPM 2-day Workshop, Raleigh, NC. June 25-26, 2014.
The Southern Nursery IPM (SNIPM) Working Group recently received funding from the Southern IPM Center to present a hands-on, 2-day, professional development workshop focused on integrated pest management (IPM) for nursery crops to save resources, reduce pest damage and pesticide use, and create a safer working environment for employees. The training costs $15, which includes snacks, lunch and beverages for two days, as well as training materials described below.
YOU MUST PREREGISTER, THERE ARE NO REGISTRATIONS AT THE DOOR AT THE DAY OF THE WORKSHOP. TOTAL ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED TO 35 PEOPLE.
YOU MUST PREREGISTER, THERE ARE NO REGISTRATIONS AT THE DOOR AT THE DAY OF THE WORKSHOP. TOTAL ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED TO 35 PEOPLE.
REGISTER HERE:
Horticulture Headhouse & Greenhouse Complex at the Horticultural Field Lab located behind the J.C Raulston Arboretum
Directions to Horticulture Headhouse & Greenhouse Complex
Directions to Horticulture Headhouse & Greenhouse Complex
Wednesday 25 June 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday 26 June, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Training will include integrated management of diseases, arthropod pests, weeds, as well as cultural practices that influence pest management, and training on utilization of the IPMPro mobile device app. Attendees will be taught insect, disease and weed identification techniques using live samples.
Participants will receive a copy of IPMPro, Weeds of the Northeast, Weeds in Containers, and copy of the newly printed IPM for Shrubs in Southeastern U.S. Nursery Production, as well as other lecture handouts. Those things alone are worth $200.
All participants will be given a pre- and post-workshop survey as well as a post-season survey (Nov 2014) to gauge learning, comprehension, and adoption of IPM practices.
The training has been developed by the Southern Nursery IPM (SNIPM) Working Group - the same team that produced the IPMPro app, IPM Manual for Deciduous Trees, and the IPM Manual for Shrub Production. Instructors will include Joe Neal, Steven Frank and Anthony LeBude from NCSU; Matthew Chappell and Kris Braman from Univ. of Georgia, Sarah White and J.C. Chong from Clemson, and Nicole Gauthier from Univ. of KY. We are all grateful for the assistance from the Southern Region IPM Center.
For more information contact your local Cooperative Extension Center and ask for the Commercial Horticulture Agent.
