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Retailers Attend IPM Workshops on Invasive Pests and More
Published on: May 18, 2017

[From the May 2017 issue of the UC IPM Retail Newsletter]

Attendees from Retail IPM Workshop.[A. Schellman]
Retail nursery and garden center employees play an important role in communicating pest management information to gardeners and the public. The UC Statewide IPM Program (UC IPM) strives to help retailers stay current on emerging pest-related topics facing California that help consumers effectively manage pests.

As part of this effort, UC IPM partnered with several UC Cooperative Extension Advisors and Specialists to offer three regional train-the trainer workshops in 2016 and early 2017. A total of 188 participants from 41 retail stores in 23 counties attended the workshops. Attendees participated in hands-on learning and discussions on the topics:

  • identifying and reducing the spread of the invasive Asian citrus psyllid and huanglongbing disease (ACP and HLB);
  • household pests such as cockroaches and ants;
  • integrated pest management and understanding pesticides and labels;
  • exotic and invasive pests found in California.

Resources from UC IPM

Attendees learn how to read pesticide labels during a hands-on exercise. [A. Schellman]
Attendees learn how to read pesticide labels during a hands-on exercise. [A. Schellman]
Each workshop culminated with a discussion of the numerous online resources UC IPM has for retail nursery and garden center employees. Attendees were provided with a USB flash drive containing scripted Powerpoint files, hands-on activities and instructions, handouts, and other support materials. They gained valuable knowledge about the many online resources available to better help them answer their customer's pest questions. Visit UC IPM's Retail portal page to find many of these resources at http://ipm.ucanr.edu/RETAIL.

Future training

UC IPM plans to offer future workshops on vertebrate pest identification and management tools, new tools and resources, and other emerging pests and topics. Keep an eye out for announcements about upcoming workshops. Subscribe to the Retail IPM Newsletter and follow UC IPM on social media!

www.facebook.com/ucipmurban
www.twitter.com/ucipmurban
http://ucanr.edu/blogs/ucipmurbanpests

-  Karey Windbiel-Rojas, Associate Director for Urban and Community IPM, kwindbiel@ucanr.edu; Anne Schellman, Urban IPM Educator, aschellman@ucanr.edu, UC Statewide IPM Program                                                     

 

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Register Today for a Retail IPM Workshop
Published on: January 13, 2017

Are you registered for one of the upcoming "IPM Workshops for Retail Nurseries and Garden Centers"? If not, time is running out!

Oakland Workshop, Jan. 24, 2017

Registration is now open to all for the January 24, IPM Training for Retail Nurseries and Garden Centers in Oakland, CA. A few spaces are still available!

Register now to secure your spot to learn about invasive pests, Asian citrus psyllid and huanglongbing disease, household pests, and IPM and pesticides.

The final day to register for the Oakland workshop is January 17.
View the agenda, register, and see parking and directions at http://ucanr.edu/sites/retailipm2016oakland/.

Sacramento Workshop, Jan. 31, 2017

Can't make it Oakland? Come to the Sacramento training on January 31! Priority registration for retailers is open now but will end on Tuesday, January 17. After that, registration will be open to the general public. If you do not work in the retail industry and want to get first dibs for open spaces, sign up on our Wait List.

View information about the Sacramento workshop at http://ucanr.edu/sites/retailipm2017sac/.

 

You will be happy you attended one of these workshops. Register today!

Examining citrus flush for Asian citrus psyllid. [Photo by Marcy Sousa]
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