University
of Connecticut
2009
Educational
Program
Biological
Control in Ornamental Greenhouses:
Putting It All Together
The University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension, University of Massachusetts Extension and Northeast SARE are sponsoring the educational program,
“Biological Control in Ornamental Greenhouses – Putting it All Together” at the Tolland County Extension Center on Thursday, September 17, 2009.
This one day educational program will feature the following speakers:
- Ron Valentin
from Biobest Biological Systems who will be speaking on
“A Systems Approach toward
Biological Control: Putting it all Together”.
- Suzanne Wainwright-Evans, from Buglady Consulting, who will be speaking on “Case Studies: Why Biological Control Programs succeed and why they fail”
- Carol Glenister from IPM Laboratories Inc will be speaking on “Guardian Plants to Assure and Evaluate Natural Enemy Survival, Reproduction and Effectiveness”
The registration fee of $35.00 per person includes handouts, lunch (pizza), AM coffee, and beverages during breaks. 4.5 pesticide recertification credits for attendees from CT, MA, RI, ME, NH, and VT have been applied for (pending state approval).
Please make checks ($35.00) payable to the University of Connecticut and send to:
Leanne Pundt,
University of Connecticut,
Litchfield County Extension Center,
843
University Drive,
Torrington CT 06790.
(Registration deadline: Sept 11, 2009)
Click here to download brochure
For more information contact Leanne Pundt, at 860-626-6240 or email: leanne.pundt@uconn.edu
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