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CCE Announces Brown Marmorated Stink Bug and Emerald Ash Borer Webinar

Published Monday, January 30th, 2012 by Virginia Carlberg in Cornell Cooperative Extension

The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug is indigenous to Asia and is considered an agricultural pest in Japan. The insects have been found in trees and in houses, where they produce a pungent, malodorous chemical. The insect can be an agricultural pest, threatening apples, pears, peaches, figs, mulberries, citrus, persimmon and soybeans. It was found in Allentown, PA in October, 2001. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

JAMESTOWN, NY - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County will be hosting a webinar for Green Industry Professionals designed to update green industry professionals about the early detection and integrated management of the invasive insects; the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) and Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB).

The webinar, a live and interactive online class, will begin at 5:15 p.m. and conclude at 7:45 p.m. on Monday, February 27, 2012 and will be held at the Jamestown Audubon Center, 1600 Riverside Road in Jamestown, NY.

The webinar will give important updates for professionals working in the green industry (greenhouse, landscape, forestry, and natural resources) about the current situation for these two invasive species.

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.

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.

Registration is required by February 20, and a fee of $10 will be charged to cover a light meal.

Two NYS DEC Credits and two ISA CEU’s have been applied for these programs.

Contact Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County at (716) 664-9502 extension 202 for more information and to register.

Cornell Cooperative Extension provides Chautauqua County residents low-cost, high-quality, and research-based programs in agriculture, the environment, youth development and human services. CCE provides equal program and employment opportunities.