We’re pleased to offer the Biological Controls for Ornamental Growers program again this year in partnership with the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven. The details include:
Biological Control Conference for Ornamental Growers
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Jones Auditorium at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES), New Haven, CT
Featuring:
· Suzanne Wainwright Evans (Buglady Consulting) who will be speaking on The Latest on the World of Pest Management and Not all Thrips are Western Flower Thrips
· John Sanderson (Cornell University) who will be speaking on Troubleshooting Your Biocontrol Program
· Carlos Bogran (OHP) who will be speaking on Fungal Bioinsecticides as Tools to Manage Insect & Mite Pests of Greenhouse Crops
· Lindsay Curran (Prides Corner Farms) who will be speaking on Real World Use of Beneficials
Five credits have been approved for this program for categories PA, 3C and 3A.
Registration is $50 per person and includes a boxed lunch. Online registration will end on August 8th. See the Conference webpage for specifics on the schedule and online registration information:
Conference webpage: https://greenhouse.uconn.edu/biological-conference-2024/
Online registration: https://secure.touchnet.com/C21646_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=5044
If you have questions about registration or refunds, please contact Mayra Toro Herrera at Mayra.toroh@uconn.edu. If you have any questions about the program, please contact Leanne Pundt at leanne.pundt@uconn.edu