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Use of Oil Sprays to Control Overwintering Insects

January 24, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am EST

Free

Registration Procedure:

Registration is directly via Zoom; you will receive the confirmation with the Zoom link right away.

Register: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAocOqurT0tG91540YIc-DKFycdavWZ-rXT

Class Description

Scale insects, mites, and adelgid insects are among the most injurious and most common insect pests in our landscape that can be controlled with low-impact horticultural oil sprays. Join Kirsten Conrad, Extension Agent for Arlington County and the City of Alexandria, to learn about these sap sucking insects, their particular host plants, their life cycles, and optimal timing and methods for controlling them. Find out how you can work with and encourage natural predators and reduce pesticide use to keep your landscape plants healthy and free of these pests.

Leathery, domed shells of deceased females protect the eggs of soft scale Parthenolecanium on a branch of Corylus avellana 'Contorta' (corkscrew hazel) suffering from eastern filbert blight.

Leathery, domed shells of deceased females protect the eggs of soft scale Parthenolecanium (lecanium) on a branch of Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ (corkscrew hazel) suffering from eastern filbert blight. Photo © Mary Free

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Registration stays open until the end of the meeting.

If you are a person with a disability and desire assistance or accommodation, please notify Sarah Calhoun, Unit Administrator at (703) 228 6400 during business hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. *TDD number is (800) 828-1120.

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Video recordings of the sessions are posted to the Master Gardener Virtual Classroom.

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