Upcoming EPA Online Workshops
EPA’s Center for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) hosts an ongoing series of webinars featuring experts from across the country relaying educational information and practical strategies for establishing and improving integrated pest management programs. Also featured are smart, sensible, and sustainable strategies for addressing specific pest issues.
Spotted Lantern Fly: Update and Next Steps
Tuesday, March 14th, 2023 | 2-330pm
The highly invasive spotted lanternfly is a pest of concern for both ornamental plants and agriculture. This voracious leafhopper is moving from its original infestation area – Pennsylvania – outward to Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Virginia – damaging trees, ornamental plants and agricultural crops. Vineyards are especially sensitive to this pest. Experts will review the environmental and economic challenges of the spotted lanternfly invasion and present the latest data on their range. They will also discuss research on ways to prevent and control spotted lanternflies, particularly in the grape industry. Tentative Presenters: Dr. Phillip Lewis (USDA/APHIS), Dr. Julie Urban (Penn State), Tim Weigle (Cornell Univ.) This webinar will provide the attendees an opportunity to obtain continuing education credits from the following state agencies and organizations: Click HERE for details.
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Newer Tools in Mosquito Management – UAVs and ATVs
Tuesday, April 11th, 2023 | 2-330pm
Many people do not realize that certain fungi are now being used as pesticides to provide selective control of insect pests. These biopesticides are usually inherently less toxic than conventional pesticide and generally affect only the target pest and closely related organisms. This webinar will highlight some of these biopesticides, such as Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium, and the novel ways in which they are being used to manage important pests, including bed bugs and mosquitoes. This webinar will provide the attendees an opportunity to obtain continuing education credits from the following state agencies and organizations: Click HERE for details.
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Questions about EPA Courses?
Marcia L. Anderson, PhD, LTE, ISA
EPA Center for Integrated Pest Management
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (7511P); Washington, D.C. 20460
202-566-1590 | Anderson.marcia@epa.gov