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If you are interested in how to grow and manage pecans in Oklahoma,, this workshop is for you! 2026 Pecan Pest Management Workshop
Gordon Cooper Technology Center, Shawnee
February 17, 2026
8:30 - Registration
9:00 - Welcome & Introductions – Becky Carroll & Trent Boles
9:15 – 10:15 – Reading a Pesticide Label - Kevin Shelton, State Pesticide Coordinator, Pesticide Safety Education Program, Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology at Oklahoma State University
10:15 – 10:30 - Break
10:30 – 11:30 – Establishment and Management of Legumes in Orchards/Groves – Michael Trammell, SE District Area Agronomy Specialist, OSU Extension
11:30- 1:00 – Lunch on your own
1:00 – 2:00 – Should Last Year's Scab Change Your Management Plan? (zoom) – Lenny Wells, Professor/Pecan Extension Specialist Department of Horticulture, University of Georgia
2:00 – 3:00 – Utilizing Endophytic Entomopathogenic Fungi for Controlling Insect Pests in Pecan - Kelly Seuhs, Associate Extension Specialist, OSU Entomology and Plant Pathology
3:00 - 3:15 - Break
3:15 – 4:15 – Taking Pecan Spraying to the Air: A Look at Drone Technology– Kelly Seuhs, Associate Extension Specialist, OSU Entomology and Plant Pathology, Michael & Zakk Harris, Hyper Flight Services, Carney, OK, and Chad Selman, Skiatook, OK.
4:15 – Door prize, wrap-up and questions
Pesticide applicators in categories 1A, 10 and private applicators will receive 5 CEUs (pending approval).
There is no charge to attend but registration is required. Refreshments will be served during breaks, but lunch will be on your own.
Please register on-line at https://okstatecasnr.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5pu2lAN9FwBLWgC
Sign up for In-service, ID: 55698
Please email me with any questions.
Becky Carroll
Senior Extension Specialist, Fruit and Pecans
Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Department
Oklahoma State University
Photo credit: Okstate Extension
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315 W 6th Ave , Stillwater, OK, United States, Oklahoma 74074
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