Bryan Jensen, IPM Program
The Madison Field Scout Training Classes will be held on the UW Madison Campus from January 5-9, 2015 (Friday, January 9th is an exam date and non-students aren’t required to attend that day). The course is designed to provide the skills necessary for proper pest identification, crop scouting techniques as well as provide complimentary baseline information for people preparing for the state CCA exam. Additional information such as crop growth and development, pest life cycle, pest damage symptoms and economic thresholds will be covered. Pest control recommendations, although discussed, will not be highlighted during this course. Crops covered will include, corn, alfalfa, soybean and wheat. Click here for the course syllabus.
Non-student registration fee is $225/person. To register for the IPM Scout School, make checks payable to University of Wisconsin-Madison and send to Bryan Jensen, Dept. of Entomology, 1630 Linden Dr., Madison, WI 53706. Online registration can be made at: https://www.patstore.wisc.edu/ipm/register.asp
For more information on this course please contact Bryan Jensen at:
Dept. of Entomology
1630 Linden Dr.
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 263-4073
bmjense1@facstaff.wisc.edu