March 1, 2017, Pesticide Recertification Day
The Century House, 997 New Loudon Rd, Latham, NY
(Morning or Afternoon only $85, Full Day $100)
Registration 7:30 - 8:30 AM - to receive DEC credits, you must register at the event and present your DEC pesticide applicator's license.
Questions? Contact Tove Ford: tff24@cornell.edu or Lily Calderwood: lbc75@cornell.edu
General Morning Session (3 CORE credits applied for)
8:30-9:30 am, What Is That Bug? Arthropod Identification
Speaker: Dr. Jason Dombroskie, Cornell University
9:30-10:30 am, The Importance of Environmental Protection
Speaker: Mike Helms, Cornell University
10:30 am Break
10:45-11:45 am, Regulation Update from DEC
Speaker: Mark Solan, NYSDEC Bureau of Pest Management
11:45-1:00 pm, Catered Lunch (85 minute break)
Afternoon Sessions, (Please choose one of the three afternoon sessions)
SESSION I: ORNAMENTALS & TURF
(3 credits applied for, Categories 3A, 3B, 10, 24, 25)
1:00-2:00 pm, Looking Back on 2016; Insects and Diseases Across NYS
Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Lamb, NYS Integrated Pest Management Program
2:00-3:00 pm, Invasive Species Management
Speaker: Laurel Gailor, Cornell Cooperative Extension Saratoga County
3:00-4:00 pm, Belowground Weed Management
Speaker: Dr. Jenny Kao-Kniffin, Asst. Professor of Horticulture, Cornell University
SESSION II: AGRICULTURE PLANT
(3 credits applied for, Categories 1A, 10, 21, 22, 23)
1:00-2:00 pm, Glyphosate Effects on Plant Mineral Nutrition and Plant Disease in Glyphosate-Resistant Crops
Speaker: Dr. Stephen Duke, USDA ARS
2:00-3:00 pm, Herbicide Resistance Management
Speaker: Laura McDermott, Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program
3:00-4:00 pm, Weed Identification
Speaker: Aaron Gabriel, Senior Resource Agronomy Educator, CAAHP, Cornell Cooperative Extension
SESSION III: STRUCTURAL & RODENT
(3 credits applied for, Categories 7a, 7c, & 8)
1:00-2:00 pm, Going Green
Speaker: Craig Thomas, Owner of Craig Thomas Pest Control
2:00-3:00 pm, Residential IPM: Keys to Prevention
Speaker: Guy Patriello, Service Manager, Craig Thomas Pest Control
3:00-4:00 pm, Fight the Bed Bug Bite
Speaker: Robert Gaul, Service Manager, Craig Thomas Pest Control
Questions?
Contact Tove Ford: tff24@cornell.edu or Lily Calderwood: lbc75@cornell.edu
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