Apples All Year Long: Pest Management (Adult)
Saturday, July 14, 2018
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
$16 Adults
$12 Nature Center members
Paid reservations required by Thursday, July 12.

Whether weeds, insects, or fungi, there are bound to be pests affecting your apple trees. Learn about the common pests that frequently bother apple trees and ways to control them.

Beginning with a general approach, you will learn how to identify pests, effective ways to survey your trees, and about integrated pest management for apples. While many pests already have a foothold by this point in the year, the knowledge you’ll gain from this workshop serves you through the fall and into the spring.

Al Yelvington is a fairly recent transplant to the area after retiring from 33 years in the Coast Guard. Al started a cider orchard (Happy Dog Farm) outside of Russell, PA to provide juice specifically for hard cider makers. He is in his second year in the Virginia Tech Online Masters in Agriculture and Life Sciences (OMALS) focusing on pest and weed management. Happy Dog Farm includes a community cider mill that is registered with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.

Special Information: This program will incorporate a walk outdoors, weather permitting.