Pest Management Workshop to Take Place in Virginia on Jan. 26

Virginia Cooperative Extension is hosting a pest management workshop on Jan. 26, 2017, that will focus on updated techniques for controlling diseases and insects in greenhouse and nursery environments.

The workshop will take place at Battlefield Farms Inc. in Rapidan, VA, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Faculty from Virginia Cooperative Extension, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and the University of Maryland Extension will lead the workshops.

Additional topics to be covered during the event include conventional and biological control options available to growers, plant growth regulator basics (with an emphasis on perennials), and nutrient and water efficiency on nursery crops.

For more information, to register, and to request special accommodation, contact Shawn Appling at 540-727-3435 or ashawn6@vt.edu.