Orchard Pest Management (Adult)
Apples and Orchards
Saturday, May 11, 2019
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
$16 Adults
$12 Nature Center members
Paid reservations required by Thursday, May 9.
Whether weeds, insects, or fungi, there are bound to be pests affecting your apple trees. Learn about the common pests that frequently bother apple and other 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 orchards, focusing on apples. The knowledge you’ll gain from this workshop serves you well at this point in the season when problems are just starting to appear or flare up.
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 has completed his Virginia Tech Online Master’s degree 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.