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Thursday, Oct. 24th 8:00 - 9:30 AM Grubs in the Landscapeby Bert Lopez Seminar Price: $60 CEUs: APLD, DPR, NALP, PGMS, QWEL Room: TBD Grubs are becoming a bigger threat to our landscape and turf because of their ability to damage valuable shrubs, groundcover, young trees and turf. The family of Scarabaeidae is very important to pest management professionals because of the variety of species that attack our landscapes. This course will give you a better perspective on how to identify this pest and prepare an IPM program on how to control this pest. I will be discussing cultural practices, bio control methods, as well as conventional chemical applications. You will leave this course with a better understanding of the pest and its biology. Please join me for this interesting course on White Grub Management.  Bert LopezManager for Turf & Ornamental ProductsUnivarMr. Lopez is a graduate of Cal Poly Pomona Polytechnic University. He earned his Bachelor's in Science in Agricultural Biology with an emphasis in Integrated Pest Management. Previous TLE Presentations2014 – How To Choose The Right Seed For Your TurfIn this course attendees will learn what to look for in a seed, including color, durability, longevity and disease resistance. Other topics of discussion will include seed varieties, proper timing for planting and seed certification. Types of seed to be discussed are perennial rye, fescue, bermuda grass and kikuyu. 2013 – Pesticide SafetyThis course will cover new pyrethroid insecticide rules and regulations with regard to contamination of waterways. Attendees will learn how to prevent water contamination as well as new applications and techniques. More . . .
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