Northeast Turf & Irrigation Supply

Are you prepared & protected for Spring?

Learn all about Seeds, Bees and Ticks at our educational class, while earning 3 Pesticide Recertification credits!

DATE: March 28th, 2017

TIME: 9:00am - 12:00pm, with lunch to follow class

LOCATION: Northeast Turf and Irrigation Supply, 15 Tinker Ave, Londonderry, NH 03053

FEE: $25.00

Topics

9:00am - 10:00am

WHICH GRASS SEED TO SELECT FOR WHAT PURPOSE AND WHY with Dan Ricker, Northeast Turf and Golf Supply

Dan will touch on why it is so important to select the right seed for the right location. Seed is the foundation of any landscape and choosing the right variety in the correct situation is only going to help you in better management of the turf.

10:00am - 11:00am

POLLINATORS AND POLLINATOR HABITAT ON FARMS AND GARDENS with Amy Papineau, Extension Field Specialist, Food & Agriculture

  • Overview of the current status of native bees and wasps in our region 
  • Effects of supplemental pollinator forage habitat on crop production 
  • Basic instruction on how to create a pollinator meadow 
  • The use of herbicides for kill down 
  • Alternatives to using pesticides 


11:00am - 12:00pm

PROTECT YOURSELF FROM TICKS with Dr. Alan Eaton, Extension Professor/Specialist-Entomology and IPM Coordinator

  • Learn about 2 types of ticks: the Ixodidae (hard ticks) & Argasidea (soft ticks)
  • Which ones are important to landscapers, farmers, hikers, campers & pet owners
  • How to recognize and control particular species of ticks
  • Learn about tick bites and the transmission of debilitating diseases to people and/or pets