Insect & Disease Conditions Update
Due to inclement weather the browntail moth informational session that was scheduled to be held at the Lewiston Public Works building on Wednesday January 9th has been postponed. The event will be next Wednesday February 6th 10am-2pm at the Lewiston Public Works Building.
February 11, 2019: Emerald Ash Borer and Gypsy Moth Quarantine Rule Public Hearing. Department of Agriculture Conservation and Forestry Office, 45 Radar Rd, Ashland, 6:30 PM
February 13, 2019: Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine Rule Public Hearing. University of Maine Cooperative Extension Office, 15 Oak St., Springvale, 6:30 PM
February 15, 2019: Winter Tree and Invasive Forest Pest Identification and Survey With Melissa Brandt (York County Soil and Water Conservation District), Colleen Teerling and Oliver Markewicz (Maine Forest Service). Holdsworth Park, Springvale, 10am to noon. Come and learn basic winter tree identification, how to ID invasive forest insect pests threatening York County, and how to survey for them in your own trees. This is an outdoor event, so dress for the weather. For more information, contact Melissa Brandt at 207-324-0888 (ex 214) or email melissabrandt@yorkswcd.org
February 27, 2019: What’s Bugging Our Forest: Insects and Diseases to Watch For Ellsworth City Hall 2nd Floor Conference Room, 5-7pm. Maine’s important forest resources are challenged by a variety of pests from native insects to invasive diseases and plants. Join the Downeast Chapter of Maine Woodland Owners and learn about the species that threaten our forests and urban environments, and what you can do to help. Speaker: Allison Kanoti, Maine State Entomologist.
March 27, 2019: Cooperative Extension is sponsoring a talk on emerald ash borer and other forest threats. 34 Armory Rd, Fort Kent. 6-8 pm
April 2, 2019: Cooperative Extension is sponsoring a talk on emerald ash borer and other forest threats. 57 Houlton Rd, Presque Isle. 6-8 pm
April 4, 2019: Dan Jacobs (MFS) and Southern Aroostook County Soil and Water Conservation District, Winter Agricultural School is hosting Nathan Siegert (USFS), Colleen Teerling (MFS) and Gary Fish (DACF) for an evening full of presentations and discussion of the emerald ash borer. Meduxnekeag Ramblers Snowmobile Clubhouse, Littleton. 6-9pm. More details on the Conservation District Website.
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