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When:
August 31, 2021 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
2021-08-31T10:00:00+00:00
2021-08-31T11:30:00+00:00
Where:
online
Cost:
Free
Contact:
UMass Extension will hold a free Spotted Lanternfly Trapping Update webinar on August 31st from 10 to 11:30 am.
The webinar will provide an update on the invasive spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula; SLF) as well as trapping research and monitoring efforts from:
- Dr. Joseph Elkinton and Dr. Jeremy Andersen, UMass Dept. of Environmental Conservation
- Dr. Miriam Cooperband, Forest Pest Methods Laboratory USDA-APHIS-PPQ-CPHST
- Tawny Simisky, UMass Extension’s Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry Program Entomologist
- Dr. Jaime Pinero, UMass Extension’s Fruit Program and the Stockbridge School of Agriculture
- To date, UMass researchers have not yet detected established spotted lanternfly populations at any of the locations they are monitoring in Massachusetts.
- However, we need to remain vigilant because it is clear that this insect is an excellent hitchhiker and capable of moving great distances with our accidental help.
- To take part in this webinar, register at https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/310308986140432140