Learn how to monitor for and submit laboratory samples of potential high-consequence plant pests in our area.Get hands-on experience identifying signs and symptoms and learn how and when to treat. ISA, WSDA, PLANET, CPH, ASCA credits available. In this session, we will focus on pests best diagnosed and/or treated in the spring. We will start with a classroom session, then move out into the field to monitor these collections: Abies (firs) • Balsam wooly adelgids • Balsam twig aphids • Bow-legged fir aphid Prunus (cherries) • Brown rot Pinus (pines) • European pine shoot moth Sorbus (mountain ash) • Cherry bark tortrix Cupressus (cypress) • Cupressus tip moth Cost: $15; $20 after April 9th Register Online or call 206-685-8033 |