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CANCELED: UMass Extension: Home Orchard Pest Management – a Hands-on Workshop
March 28, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
$50For full details go to UMassGarden.com.
One of the most challenging thing about growing your own fruit is knowing how to identify the insect pests and diseases that might afflict them. Learn the basics of pest and disease identification and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in the home orchard. Hands-on, scouting, monitoring, placement of traps, etc. will be covered.*
Dr. Jaime Piñero & Ms. Liz Garofalo
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Carlson Orchards
This workshop can be combined with the Home Orchard Establishment workshop held in the morning for a reduced price.
If you sign up for both workshops, plan to bring a lunch with you for the break.