Thursday, September 26, 2013

SAVE THE DATE: University of Illinois Plant Clinic and Illinois Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) Upcoming Outreach


Illinois Department of Agriculture Welcomes You to the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Horticultural Inspection Society-Central Chapter, October 22-24, 2013, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL, http://nationalplantboard.org/hiscc/Documents/2013_HIS_Registration.pdf
October 22, 2013 am- All You Ever Wanted to Know about Tree Cankers and More, Stephanie Porter, U of I Plant Clinic Diagnostician and Outreach Coordinator
October 22, 2013 – Illinois Forest Pest Surveys, Kelly Estes, State Survey Coordinator, Illinois Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey Coordinator

Illinois Arborist Association, 31st Annual Conference and Trade Show, October 21-23, 2013, Holiday Inn/Tinley Park Convention Center, Tinley Park, IL, http://illinoisarborist.org/31st-annual-conference-trade-show-october-21-23-2013/
October 23, 2013 10:45am - Tree Problems Diagnosed at the U of I Plant Clinic, Stephanie Porter, U of I Plant Clinic Diagnostician and Outreach Coordinator

2013 Annual Gypsy Moth Review, November 5-7, Orrington Hotel, Evanston (Chicago), IL, https://sites.google.com/site/ngmmbsite/AGMRHome
November 6, 2013 10:40am- An Overview of the Success of the 2013 Illinois First Detector Workshops, presented by Stephanie Porter, U of I Plant Clinic Diagnostician and Outreach Coordinator
November 7, 2013 9:50am – Thousand Cankers Disease, Kelly Estes, State Survey Coordinator, Illinois Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey Coordinator

2014 Gateway Green Industry Conference & Trade Show (formerly Southern Illinois Grounds Maintenance), January 14-15, Collinsville, IL, the 32nd Conference & Trade Show Presented by University of Illinois Extension, http://www.stlouislandscape.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/calendar.detail/event_id/303/location/77/index.htm
January 15, 2014 2:45pm - Review of the Most Prevalent Plant Diseases Observed at the U of I Plant Clinic in 2013, Stephanie Porter, U of I Plant Clinic Diagnostician and Outreach Coordinator

iLandscape Show, February 5-7, 2014, Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center and Hotel, Schaumburg, IL  http://www.ilandscapeshow.com/
February 7, 2014 TBA- 2013 Plant Problems Observed at the U of I Plant Clinic, Stephanie Porter, U of Plant Clinic Diagnostician and Outreach Coordinator

2014 Illinois Regional Crop Management Conferences
 January 22-23, 2014: Illinois Crop Management Conference – Mt. Vernon. Krieger’s/Holiday Inn Convention Center, For further information contact Robert Bellm, 618-427-3349 rcbellm@illinois.edu
January 29-30, 2014: Illinois Crop Management Conference – Springfield. Northfield Inn Conference Center. For further information contact Robert Bellm, 618-427-3349, rcbellm@illinois.edu
 February 5-6, 2014: Illinois Crop Management Conference – Champaign. I-Hotel & Conference Center. For further information contact Dennis Bowman, 217-244-0851, ndbowman@illinois.edu
 February 12-13, 2014: Illinois Crop Management Conference – Malta. Kishwaukee College Convention Center. For further information contact Russ Higgins, 815-274-1343, rahiggin@illinois.edu

2014 Illinois First Detector Dates:
Plan to attend these workshops focusing on current and emerging pests of landscape and nursery pests!
For further updates and information, please refer to the following link:  http://wwx.inhs.illinois.edu/research/caps/first-detector/
  • ·         January 14, 2014 Peoria
  • ·         January 16, 2014 Collinsville
  • ·         February 20, 2014 Murphysboro
  • ·         February 27, 2014 Rockford
  • ·         March 12, 2014 Decatur
  • ·         March 27, 2014 Joliet