March is the first month of the year that we start focusing on pest management after our last winter freeze. We are fortunate to have Jacob Wightman define pesticides as tools, as well as explore the risks associated with their use. These risks include, but are not limited to, toxicity, exposure, storage, and disposal. Throughout the presentation, he will share labels and safety data sheet examples to aid our understanding of these concepts and ways that we can safely carry out pesticide applications on our roses.

Mr. Wightman is an Extension Program Specialist with the Agricultural and Environmental Safety Unit of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. He has a B.S. degree in Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems- Urban Horticulture from North Carolina State University, and is currently working on a Masters degree in Agricultural Education with Texas Tech University. As an Extension Program Specialist, he routinely provides apprentice and technician training seminars for both agricultural and structural pest license business owners.

Consulting Rosarians who attend this meeting will receive one hour of continuing education credit. CRs will be required to sign a registration form at the meeting or email president@houstonrose.org prior to the meeting with their name, email address, and name of your rose society if outside HRS in order to receive credit.

You will not want to miss this virtual program from the comfort of your home or office by clicking the Zoom website link below at 7 pm on Thursday, March 13th:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82512501327?pwd=Z9zDy5SYTtZNUCDByey8TDaEqni4LG.1

You can also log on to www.zoom.us and manually enter the meeting id and passcode below:

Meeting ID: 825 1250 1327

Passcode: 591845