41 Russell Road
Hadley
MA
UMass Extension is holding a Management of Invasive Forest & Landscape Insect Pests workshop at the Hadley Farms Meeting House on February 16th from 9 am to 2:30 p.m.
The workshop is part 3 of the Invasive Insect Management Certification Program UMass has developed.
The Certification program looks at the characteristics of invasive insects, the impacts and costs they have regionally and nationwide, and highlights the biology, ecology, and identification of some of the most destructive insects. This includes (but is not limited to) the Asian longhorned beetle, cynipid oak gall wasp, emerald ash borer, gypsy moth, hemlock woolly adelgid, winter moth, and more. State and federal regulations pertaining to invasive insect management will be discussed, as well as invasive forest and agricultural insects in Massachusetts along with warnings about potential newcomers.
Management of invasive insects as a part of landscapes will be presented along with strategies to prevent human assisted movement of these organisms. Integrated Pest Management will be the focus, highlighting cultural and mechanical management options along with the use of biological control.
See the full agenda at: http://ag.umass.edu/landscape/ education-events/invasive-insect-certification-program