Advanced Biocontrol Educational Sessions Offered at Northeast Greenhouse Conference & Expo

The Northeast Greenhouse Conference and Expo will feature educational sessions on advanced biocontrol on November 7 and 8, 2018. 
On Wednesday, November 7th 

• ID of Key Insects and Mites, Suzanne Wainwright-Evans, Buglady Consulting
• Making the most of Biopesticides in your Crop Production System, Michael Brownbridge, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre

On Thursday, November 8th 

• Evaluating Biological Control Recommendations, Suzanne Wainwright-Evans, Buglady Consulting  
• Next Generation Biological Control - Coming Soon to a Greenhouse near You?  Michael Brownbridge, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre

See the whole program schedule at http://www.negreenhouse.org. 

Meet the Presenters 

• Suzanne Wainwright-Evans is a graduate of the University of Florida with degrees in entomology and environmental horticulture. She has been working in the horticulture industry for more than 25 years.  Her focus has been on biological control and using pesticides properly.  Suzanne has worked throughout the United States and internationally consulting to greenhouses, nurseries, and gardens.   She is the owner of Buglady Consulting, now in business for 16 years. 
• Michael Brownbridge received his Ph.D. from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne in the UK and has worked in biological control and crop management systems for over 25 years. His work has taken him to positions in Israel, Kenya, the USA and New Zealand prior to joining the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre in Canada as Research Director, Horticultural Production Systems in July 2009. He leads a diverse research team and an industry-focused portfolio of projects on production, biological control and integrated management systems for greenhouse, nursery, landscape and field vegetable crops.

Pesticide recertification credits will be available for the six New England states plus New York; however, the number of credits may vary by state. 

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. 

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