OMAFRA specialists are holding the annual Intro to IPM Workshop April 29th at 1 Stone Rd W, Guelph (conference rooms 2 & 3) from 8:30 AM – 4:15 PM. Lunch is on your own (cafeteria) and you have to pay for parking. Please call the contact centre at 1-877-424-1300 or email at ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca to register your student. Here is the agenda for the day. For information on workshops for specific crops, please see https://onspecialtycrops.wordpress.com/2015/03/11/ipm-scout-training-workshops-for-2015/
Introduction to IPM Scouting
1 Stone Rd.,
Guelph, ON
Conference rooms 2 & 3
April 29, 2015
Agenda
8:30 a.m. Registration 8:45 a.m. Introductions: IPM Scrabble and Kim’s game 9:00 a.m. Introduction to IPM: Why IPM is important 9:30 a.m. What it takes to be an IPM Scout and Farm Protocol – Brainstorm 10:00 a.m. Break 10:15 a.m. Causal Agents of Diseases – Mike Celetti 10:45 a.m. Round Table Discussions:
- The life of insects revealed! (live bugs on display) – Hannah Fraser
- Diseases: types of damage – Mike Celetti
- Weeds: types of weeds – Kristen Obeid
- Soil Diagnostics – Anne Verhallen
11:45 am. WHMIS and Pesticide Safety – Denise Beaton 12:00 p.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m. Kim’s game 1:15 p.m. Crash Course in Entomology – Hannah Fraser 1:45 p.m. The Importance of scouting for weeds before and after an Herbicide Application – Kristen Obeid 2:15 p.m. Round Table Discussions:
- Making insect traps work & tips for scouting insects – Hannah Fraser
- Weeds: tips for scouting and collecting samples – Kristen Obeid
- Diseases: tips for scouting and collecting samples – Mike Celetti
- Quarantined Pests, Invasive Species and Biosecurity – Denise Beaton
3:30 p.m. Break 3:35 p.m. IPM Scrabble 3:45 p.m. Discussion: Tips on Scouting 3:55 p.m. IPM Jeopardy 4:15 p.m. Wrap up
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