Conservation Biological Control: Habitat Management to Control Pests
Webinar Details
When:
Jan 27, 2015 2:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 01:00 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Presenter(s):
- Eric Lee-Mader, Pollinator Program Co-Director, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, Portland, OR
CEU Credits/Certificate Offered:
- Conservation Planner (CP) - 1 hour Conservation Planning Credit
- The Wildlife Society - Certified Wildlife Biologist®/Professional Development Certificate Program - 1 hour TWS Category 1 Credit
Virtual Event Format:
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Learn to enhance habitat for native beneficial insects that help control crop pests.
Photo credit: Nancy Lee Adamson
In this webinar, we will focus on the ecology of native beneficial insects and how to increase their numbers on your farm through simple conservation strategies. Lady beetles, syrphid flies, lacewings, and other beneficial insects prey upon crop pests, reducing or eliminating the need for pesticides. Learn how to recognize these insects and their habitat, and how to evaluate, design, and improve habitat for them. Native field borders, mass insectary plantings, hedgerows, cover crops, buffer strips, beetle banks, and brush piles are some of the practices farmers can use to improve biodiversity and support healthy harvests.
Photo: Ambush bug and rove beetle, native predator insects, on smooth aster. Ambush bugs commonly prey on aphids, caterpillars, beetles, and other small insects, while rove beetles prey on insect eggs, small larvae, slugs, and mites.
This webinar is presented by USDA NRCS Science and Technology.
Presented in partnership with The Xerces Society 
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