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End of Year Pesticide License Re-certification Credits
Do you need re-certification credits for your pesticide license? You can earn up to six credits by attending WSU Stevens County Extension’s Winter Pesticide Training. Earn three educational credits/units by attending the free workshop on December 5 (3 credits) or December 12 (3 credits) there is only one session from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The classes will be held at the WSU Extension Office – in the Southtown Plaza, 986 S. Main in Colville.
The agenda for December 5:
Pest Management Planning: livestock pests and control (One credit hour)
Presented by Dean Hellie, Stevens County Conservation District
The basics of a pest management plan. The key is to know your pest, life cycles habits and build a list of options for control and development of site specific control thresholds to assist in making management decisions for pest control.
Weed Identification and Characteristics (One credit hour)
Presented by the Stevens County Weed Board
Identification and Control for common pasture and range plants.
2011 Noxious Weed List (One credit hour)
Presented by the Stevens County Weed Board
Noxious Weeds added to the 2011 Weed List and a New Invader: Plumeless thistle, Hoary Alyssum, Common Bugloss; first year required control efforts and a new Class A Noxious Weed discovered for the first time in the county: Mediterranean Sage.
The agenda for December 12:
Pestilential Pests (One credit hour)
Presented by Diana Roberts, WSU Spokane County Extension
She will give an update on potential pest problems. The wheat midge is a new finding in Stevens County, and she will also discuss stem rust, wheat head armyworm, and the cereal leaf beetle.
High-risk, exotic and emerging plant pests (Two credit hours)
Presented by Karen Ward, WSU Plant Diagnostician
Karen will discuss rapid discovery and diagnosis for high-risk, exotic and emerging plant pests. She will share her training for First Detectors --anyone whose daily activities bring them in contact with plant pests -- to watch for, recognize and report these pests.