Ips typographus Awareness Training hosted at Kew Gardens

Tue Nov 19 2024 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm UTC+00:00

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Richmond

Green Skills Training Academy
Publisher/HostGreen Skills Training Academy
Ips typographus Awareness Training hosted at Kew Gardens
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Exclusive training day to learn about this specific beetle to help in forestry work, including necessary implications and actions.
About this Event

Course info:

The Ips typographus beetle is a serious problem that could significantly damage our forestry and timber industries.
Join us to understand the problem more deeply and its implications for you and explore the actions needed.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-warning-as-ips-typographus-tree-pest-found-on-new-species

Who should attend?

The training day suits land managers, woodland owners, agents, timber buyers, woodland managers, woodland contractors, students, and anyone working in or managing woodlands.

Course details:

The brand-new training day aims to inform all relevant people about the significant threat that the Ips typographus beetle represents to UK conifers and, therefore, the broader forest industry.
Owners, managers, timber merchants, students and contractors will benefit from this training and full briefing on identifying the damage. All strategies and advice comply with the Forestry Commission regulations already in place to control the spread of the damage.
Management strategies to cope with infestation and minimise damage in the longer term will also be presented.
Discussions to explore the themes further will be facilitated.

Lunch and refreshments are included.

Learning outcomes:

During the day, attendees will explore and understand:
· The type of threat it represents
· Its current global range
· UK occurrences
· The life cycle of the beetle
· Current control measures in place
· Proposed management strategies, including case studies
· Sources of further information and next steps

Booking details:

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, The Millenium Seed Bank:, Richmond, United Kingdom

Tickets

GBP 156.00

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