Insect Laboratory: Hands-on Identification and Management Strategies, Thursday, June 9, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Agricultural Engineering Building, UMass Amherst.
Join Bob Childs, UMass extension entomologist, for a hands-on workshop where participants will examine actual specimens in a teaching lab with the use of microscopes. Pests such as scale insects, gall formers, spider mites, leaf miners, and much more will be examined closely with different species and life stages being identified. Also, displays of preserved insect specimens such as the Asian Longhorned Beetle and Winter Moth will be examined.
Cost is $100; pre-registration is required.
Visit www.umassgreeninfo.org for details. Course credit available.
