Pest & Disease Workshop at URI

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Winter Workshop: Vegetables Plant Diseases & Insects: Basis, Scouting, Identification & Management
 Presented by Northeast SARE, NOFA/RI and URI
Instructors:

• Lisa Tewskbury, Entomologist, Director of the Biocontrol Laboratory
• Keiddy Urrea-Morawicki, Plant Pathologist, Director URI Plant Diagnostic Laboratory

Agenda: 

9 to 9:15 am Welcome and Introductions
9:15 to 9:45 am Introduction to Plant Pathology and Diagnostic Process. Keiddy Urrea-
Morawicki
9:45 to 10:15 am Most Common Vegetable Pant Pathogens in Rhode Island. Keiddy
Urrea-Morawicki
10:15 to 10:45 am Break and visit to the URI Diagnostic Lab (Optional)
10:45 to 11:15 am Introduction to Entomology and Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
Lisa Tewksbury
11:15 to 11:45 am Most Common Vegetable Insect Pests in Rhode Island. Lisa
Tewksbury
 
Please note! This workshop will be accompanied by another workshop in the summer that will take place in a garden setting to ID pests and diseases in person. It is not mandatory to attend one to attend the other and a separate registration form will be sent for summer workshop.

Organizer

Northeast Organic Farming Association of Rhode Island (NOFA/RI), SARE, URI

Venue

University of Rhode Island, Skogley Turf Center

30 Thirty Acre Pond Road
West Kingston, RI 02881
United States

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