Stink bug, ash borer webinar Feb. 27

The brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) is eating crops and infesting homes in the Mid-Atlantic region. It has been confirmed on Long Island and in the Hudson Valley. Adult (top) and fifth-instar nymph (bottom).   Click image for larger view.  USDA photo by Stephen Ausmus.
The brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) is eating crops and infesting homes in the Mid-Atlantic region. Adult (top) and fifth-instar nymph (bottom). Click image for larger view. USDA photo by Stephen Ausmus.

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) & Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Webinar
February 27

A Timely Update for Green Industry Professionals

The 2012 Cornell University Cooperative Extension Landscape Webinar Series begins:

Date: Monday February 27 from 5:15 PM – 7:45 PM
Location: Your county Cornell Cooperative Extension office can host this webinar broadcast at their local office. Individual access is not available at this time.

These counties have committed to the Feb. 27 webinar (others may be added):

  • Albany
  • Allegany
  • Chautauqua
  • Chemung
  • Chenango
  • Clinton
  • Dutchess
  • Erie
  • Jefferson
  • Lewis
  • Monroe
  • Oneida
  • Orleans
  • Seneca
  • Steuben
  • Westchester
  • Wyoming

Program:

  • Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB)
    Identification and Management.Cornell University Entomologist and BMSB Specialist Peter Jentsch will outline the arrival, ID and management of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug and what it means for landscape professionals.
  • Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)
    Natural History, Detection and Community Action Plan.Cornell University Entomologist and EAB Specialist Mark Whitmore will discuss the ID and Natural History of EAB and what your community can do to prepare for this pending pest.

Two NYS DEC credits in category 1a, 2, 3a ,9 or 10 as well as  2 ISA CEU’s and CNLP credits.

Contact your local Cornell Cooperative Extension office to find out if they will be hosting this webinar.

Recording of other programs sponsored by the Cornell University Cooperative Extension Sustainable Landscapes-Horticulture Program Work Team are available at:
http://vimeo.com/gbl/videos

Details on other programs in the 2012 Cornell University Cooperative Extension Landscape Webinar Series coming. Save the dates.

  • 3/26 – Tree Update & Turf Update (Nina Bassuk /Frank Rossi) – More information
  • 4/09 – Landscape Disease & Turf Update (Brian Eshenaur/Frank Rossi) – More information.

One thought on “Stink bug, ash borer webinar Feb. 27

  1. I reside in the area south of the village of Ellenville and have been finding stink bug like insects this past summer and also coming out of the scrap/kindling wood I use in my fire place. Ulster County should be on alert for this insect.

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