About this Event
Join CSU Extension at CSU WCRC- Rogers Mesa on July 11th from 1-3pm to investigate the complex interactions between pests, predators, and pollinators with your vegetable garden or farm!
Have you ever found yourself wondering which insects interact with your vegetable garden? Who are they exactly? What are their behaviors/habits? What do they eat? How do they help or hurt your garden or farm? Now is your chance to take a deeper dive into the world of garden insects here in western Colorado! This in-depth series titled “Vegetable Predators and Pollinators” will be presented by Melissa Schreiner, our local Colorado State University Extension entomologist in the Tri-River Area. Melissa will share fascinating information and photographs on dozens of vegetable insects and their: identification, biology, lifecycles, impacts, and management.
About the speaker: Melissa (Mel) Schreiner works as a state entomologist for Colorado State University Extension, focusing in the Tri-River Area of Colorado. Her extension and research program helps to solve agricultural, urban, public health, and natural resource issues relating to pest management and entomology in western Colorado. Mel's extension entomology program manages several diverse programs that support community members, master gardeners, producers, extension agents, pest management professionals, with the provision of insect/plant damage diagnostics and insect education. Her entomology team also conducts several annual surveys which monitor for exotic insects and diseases in stone fruit, grapes, and sweet corn.
Please email Research Associate Max Kirks with any questions or concerns: [email protected]
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Colorado State University Research Center -Rogers Mesa, 30624 Colorado 92, Hotchkiss, United States
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