Pesticide Application for Golf Courses, Vineyards, Parks, Gardens

The Sonoma County Regional Parks Department is presenting a daylong seminar for pesticide applicators. This seminar is geared toward landscaping, park, golf course and vineyard professionals and runs from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, at the Petaluma Veterans Memorial Building, 1094 Petaluma Blvd South.

The seminar will supply current pesticide application information, promoting safety for the applicator and the public. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and sensible use of chemical control will also be promoted. This will be a forum to network and gather information.

Speakers & Topics include:
George Hill – 3M
New Regulations on Respirator Requirements

Emery Annie Joseph – Our Water, Our World
Protecting Waterways from Pesticide Runoff

George Raymond – Bayer Crop Science                            Control of Landscape Insect Pests

Rhonda Smith – University of California Cooperative Extension

Key Grapevine Diseases
Dick DuBey & Neil Donat – Spraytec

What’s New in Spray Nozzles
Al Wolf – Sonoma County Reptile Rescue

Venomous & Non-venomous Snakes & Spiders
Tony Wasowicz – Partners for Sustainable Pollination

Bees & Pollinators: Beneficial Management Practices on Working Lands

Ali Harivandi, Ph.D – University of California Cooperative Extension
Managing Turfgrass in Spring to Get Ready for Summer Stress

Bill Pramuk - Tree and Garden Vitality
Northern California Tree Pest and Disease Problems

Mark Newhouser – Sonoma Ecology Center
Noxious Weeds

Harvard Fong – California Department of Pesticide Regulation
Personal Protective Equipment Regulations and Other Exposure Control Strategies

Registration is $75 ($90 after April 18) and includes handouts, continental breakfast and a hot, catered lunch.