MANCHESTER, N.H. — Keeping up to date with pesticide recertification requirements is a fact of life for many greenhouse growers.  The following qualifying presentations will be offered for the six New England states plus New York: A total of 5 hours (in English), and 4 hours (in Spanish) on Wednesday, and an additional 7 hours (in English) will be offered on Thursday.

Licensed pesticide applicators will be able to earn up to 5 credit hours each day of the conference.

Please check the schedule, and plan carefully which you will attend, as some sessions are held at the same time, and 4 of the Wednesday sessions are being presented in Spanish.

Come learn from the following experts in their fields:

On Wednesday, November 8^th: 

• How to effectively scout a greenhouse, Betsy Lamb, NYS IPM Program, Cornell CALS
• What’s new in the Biocontrol World, Suzanne Wainwright-Evans, Buglady Consulting
• Stopping Xanthomas and Other Plant Spotters, Margery Daughtrey, Cornell University
• Dealing with Diagnosis, Nora Catlin, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
• What’s new in invasive pests of ornamentals, Betsy Lamb, NYS IPM Program, Cornell CALS

On Wednesday November 8^th: (Spanish language session)

• Diagnóstico de Enfermedades y Desórdenes Abióticos /Diagnosis of diseases and abiotic disorders, Rosa Raudales, University of Connecticut
• Leer las etiquetas y el equipo de protección personal (PPE, por sus siglas en inglés)/Reading labels and PPE, Anna Meyerhoff, NY Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health
• Monitoreo de Plagas de Insectos y Ácaros en el Invernadero /Scouting for Insect and Mite Pests in the Greenhouse, Carla Caballero, University of Connecticut
• Trabaje con seguridad /Work Safely, Anna Meyerhoff, NY Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health

On Thursday, November 9^th:

• Botrytis- Feeling a bit grey and fuzzy?  Mary Hausbeck, Michigan State University
• Getting the most out of PGR’s, Roberto Lopez, Michigan State University
• Biostimulants to improve plant health and quality, Michelle Jones, Ohio State University
• Pest issues for cut flowers, John P. Sanderson, Cornell University
• Scouting methods for greenhouse pests and beneficials, John P. Sanderson, Cornell University
• Root rot management, Don’t let you roots rot! Mary Hausbeck, Michigan State University
• Pesticides and beneficials, How to the get the best of both worlds in your operations, Suzanne Wainwright- Evans, Buglady Consulting

The conference schedule is online at https://www.negreenhouse.org/schedule.html

Registration is now open! https://www.negreenhouse.org/registration.html

The biennial Northeast Greenhouse Conference & Expo is co-sponsored by New England Floriculture, Inc. – a group of grower representatives from the Northeast, augmented by University and Cooperative Extension staff in each state who specialize in greenhouse crops and management.

–Northeast Greenhouse Conference & Expo