The eXtension All Bugs Good and Bad Webinar series is set to begin
February 7, 2014. Dr. Kathy Flanders, an entomologist with the Alabama Cooperative
Extension System, says the series is a continuation of the Don’t Bug
Me Webinar series with an emphasis on good and bad insects that affect
people every day.
“This webinar series will feature insects that affect homeowners and
gardeners,” says Flanders. “These insects fall into two categories and
we hope to provide information that is beneficial when treating your
gardens or crops and pest-proofing your home, yard, family and pets.”
Webinars will be held the first Friday of each month at 2 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time. The first webinar in the 2014 series will
highlight pollinators, which are good bugs. "If flowers are restaurants to bees, then what are bees to flowers?" will be Friday, February 7th at 2 p.m.
Dani Carroll, a region Extension home grounds agent, will be
moderating the February 7th webinar. She says it is imperative to know the
importance of the role pollinators play in the world around us.
“Bees and other pollinators are essential in production of more than
two-thirds of the world’s food crop species,” Carroll says. “The
necessity extends beyond things we grow in our back yard, like squash
and apples. Alfalfa is instrumental in the meat and dairy industries and
its growth depends on pollination.”
Upcoming webinar topics include pollinators, termites, ticks, spiders and fire ants.
Flanders says The All Bugs Good and Bad Webinar series is designed to
provide useful tips for those interested in solid, research-based
information.
More information can be found at All Bugs Good and Bad 2014 Webinar Series including how to connect to the webinars. On Feb. 7, participants can use this link to connect to the webinar. Webinars will be archived and can be found on the All Bugs Good and Bad 2014 Webinar Series page.
All Bugs Good and Bad webinars are an extension of the seven webinars
in The Don’t Bug Me Webinar Series, which spanned most of 2013, and
included five webinars discussing fire ants, tramp ants, bed bugs and
insects that invade homes. Links to view these archived webinars can be
found here.
The webinars are sponsored by eXtension, and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. They are coordinated by the Imported Fire Ant eXtension Community of Practice, Urban IPM, Bee Health, Invasive Species, Gardens, Lawns and Landscapes, and Disasters.
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