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Professional Hands-On Diagnostic Walk-Abouts
| Virtual Walkabouts |
Using ZOOM, join OSU Extension Educator Joe Boggs and guest participants to discuss weather trends and their impacts on plants, weeds, and landscapes; be introduced to in-depth information about plants, trees, weeds, and insects in the landscape by experts in the field; and participate in live diagnostics of the landscape. |
| Southern Live Walk-Abouts | Greater Cincinnati BYGLive! Located in the Greater Cincianatti / Tri-State Area, join Extension Educator Joe Boggs in-person at various arboreta, parks, and landscape locations to walk about and discuss landscape diagnostics, ID, scouting, and management practices live outdoors (COVID-permitting). |
| Northeast Walk-Abouts |
Diagnostic Walkabouts: Organized by ONLA and OSU Extension, participate interactive, hands-on activities for a critical look at landscape and turf during landscape walks throughout Northeast Ohio. Join Jacqueline Kowalski with Ohio State University Extension, and other horticulturalists who lead in-depth discussions about scouting, diagnostics, ID, landscape management. This is for commercial horticulturalists only. Previous locations have included: Cleveland Zoo, Olmsted Falls Sunset Memorial Park, Stan Hywet Hall, and BGSU Firelands. |
| Northwest Ohio Walk-Abouts | Woodlawn Cemetary and Arboretum Tree Walk: Every March - November, our Extension Educator in Agriculture and Natural Resources, Amy Stone, leads a walk at Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum in partnership with Patty Toneff, Foundation Director at the cemetery. The walks are offered on the 4th Tuesday of the month. This year, all the walks are virtual using Zoom and begin at 7 pm. If you would like to attend, email Amy at stone.91@osu.edu to receive the meeting notification. |
Nursery Industry Integrated Pest Management Meetings
Nursery growers for NE Ohio are invited to join Tom deHaas for a bimonthly overview of pest managements in the nursery.
1st and 3rd Thursdays April - October
Live at Perry Library in Perry, Ohio, Lake County or VIRTUALLY.....
Professional Commercial Pesticide Recertification Training
In-Person Conferences
- Pre-Registration Required
- Carefully check the category list
January 27, 2022 - Akron (John S. Knight Center)
February 10, 2022 - Columbus (NEW LOCATON - Ohio Expo Center - Kasich Center)
February 23, 2022 - Dayton Convention Center
Categories offered:
Core 5- Ind. Vegetation 10b- Termite
2a- Ag. Pest 6a- Ornamental Pest 10c - Fumigation
2b- Fruit & Veg Pest 6c- Orn. Weed 10d- Vector Control
2c- Field Crop Weed 6d - Greenhouse 12 - Wood Destroying Insect
2d- Seed Treatment 7- Vertebrate Pest
3a- Aquatic 8- Turf
4a- Forestry 10a- General Pest
15* - Ag Fertilizer: A one-hour program offered after the pesticide conference concludes for an additonal $15 fee
CLICK HERE to visit Pesticide Education Website for more information and to register