Growers, register now for the 2023 IPM Workshop with Mario Lanthier & Guests!
The Integrated Pest Management (IPM) workshop has two main goals, to see what is happening in our climate and how it impacts pest management and tree selection, as well as to specifically address rodent pest management.
Hot lunch is included for in-person attendees!
When:
January 25, 2023
8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Where:
New Life Church
35270 Delair Rd, Abbotsford
Agenda:
Morning session: Climate change and impact on nursery production
8:30: Doors open for registration
8:45: Introduction by Mario Lanthier
8:50: Dr. Elizaveta Malinina
Climate change and its influence on the 2021 BC floods
9:20: Dr. Andrew Hirons
Using sap flow to evaluate waterlogging tolerance in temperate trees. (Virtual)
10:00: Break & Networking
10:30: Mario Lanthier
Extreme weather and impact on pest problems
11:15: Edward Nichol
Metro Vancouver Tree Species Selection Database
11:45: Table discussion / online breakout groups
12:00 to 1:00 Lunch Break (Hot meal is provided for in-person attendees)
Afternoon session: Rodents and management
12:00 to 1:00 Lunch Break (Hot meal is provided for in-person attendees)
1:00: Emily Carmichael
Got rodents? Understanding the new rules for second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides
1:45: Shaun Dhaliwal
Understanding rodenticide label statements.
2:15: Break
2:45: Sofi Hindmarch
Non-chemical rodent control on farmland
3:10: Wrap-up
Thank you to IPM Workshop Sponsor TerraLink!
Event Dates
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IPM Workshop
January 25, 2023
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Event Location
Abbotsford
British Columbia
Canada
V3G 2E2