Oktoberpest: Beginning Bugs [in English]: Intro to Economic Entomology for Ornamental Plants

Bewildered by bugs? Want some schooling on the best way to attract and keep beneficials? Would you like to boost your pollinator protection program?

Check out these 2016 OktoberPest workshops!

OktoberPest is a series of workshops designed to help improve knowledge about pest management. This year the focus will be on entomology for novices and reducing non-target effects of pest management practices. These workshops and information sessions provide a focused learning environment for pest management professionals. Classes are held Thursday mornings at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center, 15201 NE Miley Rd, Aurora, Oregon. Registration fee is $25/workshop. The agenda and the registration flyer are available here.

• Going Soft: Designing Target-Focused IPM Programs
• October 20, 2016
• 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
• Presenters: Sharon Collman, Washington State University Extension/Snohomish County; and Robin Rosetta, Oregon State University Extension/NWREC
  

This session is an introductory course on ornamental entomology taught in English. The participants will learn basic insect and mite anatomy, life cycles and ecology including chewing and sucking insects, incomplete and complete metamorphosis, common orders of arthropods and insects, and visual recognition of common insect and mite pests of ornamental plants in the Pacific Northwest as well as their associated damage. This class is designed for those professionals working with ornamental plants who have little or no prior training in entomology.

For information about the Spanish language program, please contact Luisa Santamaria at 971-801-0389.
To register, please contact Jan Egli at 971-373-5912 or by email at [email protected].