If you’re looking for a refresher of IPM basics relating to scouting, OMAFA’s annual Intro to IPM workshop is taking place on Thursday May 1st at the Ontario Crops Research Centre in Simcoe.

This workshop is free to attend but registration is required. To register, please click the registration link below and select the ‘Introduction to IPM’ option.

Introduction to IPM: May 1st, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
1283 Blueline Rd, Simcoe, Auditorium, Ontario Crops Research Centre

This is an introductory workshop that covers the basic information that scouts working in various horticulture crops need to know. Topics that will be covered include: the importance of integrated pest management, disease causal agents, symptoms and damage of insects and mites, scouting for weeds in horticulture crops, pesticide safety, soil diagnostics, symptoms of nutrient deficiencies, tissue sampling, invasive species and farm visit biosecurity.

Note that this workshop is not specific to nursery or ornamental pests but instead is a general training of basic principles and will cover various outdoor horticultural crops.

• Workshop Leader – Denise Beaton
• In-person only
• Bring your own lunch. Handouts provided.
• Click here to register