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The
Commercial Horticulture program offers training opportunities
for landscapers, garden center retailers and growers. We are a
member of Hudson Valley Horticulture, a seven-county regional
team serving the needs of green industry professionals in the
lower Hudson valley. Pesticide certification, arborist training,
greenhouse management and more are some of the programs offered
by the group.
- Hudson
Valley Horticulture Regional Program
- Calendar
of Events
- Bed
Bugs: Identification & Control
- Turf
Love Pro
- Horticulture
Hotline / Diagnostic Lab
- What
it is
- How
to use it
- Forms
- Fees
Pesticide
Certification
If you apply pesticides, including weed killers,
weed-and-feed products, insecticides, fungicides or tick control
products for hire, you or someone in your company must be a Certified
Pesticide Applicator. The certification program is run by the
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC).
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Putnam County provides Pesticide
Licensing Pre-exam Training and hosts the Pesticide Licensing
Exam twice a year at Hilltop Hanover Farm in Yorktown, NY.Directions
to Hilltop Hanover Farm
- Calendar
- Training and Exams
- Eligibility
-
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS
DEC)
- Pesticide
Applicator Training Manuals:order
form
Alert:
Emerald Ash Borer found in New York State.
The
Emerald Ash Borer, which is responsible for the death of more
than 50 million ash trees since its discovery in Michigan in 2002,
has been found in western New York, in Cattaraugus County. The
emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis), an Asian beetle, infests
and kills North American ash species (Fraxinus sp.) including
green, white, black and blue ash. All native ash trees are susceptible.
Signs
of infection include tree canopy dieback, yellowing and browning
of leaves, and profuse suckering from base of tree. Most trees
die within 2 to 4 years of becoming infested.
Adults
are roughly 3/8 to 5/8 inch long with metallic green wing covers
and a coppery red or purple abdomen. Adults leave distinctive
D-shaped exit holes in the outer bark of the branches and the
trunk. They may be present from late May through early September
but are most common in June and July.
What
can be done? Link to the websites shown below for details about
the insect, its life cycle and its impact on trees. Most importantly,
because most long-distance movement of EAB has been directly traced
to ash firewood or ash nursery stock, Do not move firewood!
When travelling, purchase or cut firewood from the same general
location where you plan to use it. When camping or at a cabin,
do not take any leftover firewood home with you.
* Here
is the DEC website with specific information
http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7253.html
* Is My
Tree an Ash?
http://www.emeraldashborer.info/files/E2942.pdf
* This
is the site with more links to EAB information
http://nyis.info/insects/EmeraldAshBorer.aspx
* General
Invasive Species Website
http://nyis.info/
Cornell
Integrated Pest Management and Pesticide Recommendations Online
Hudson
Valley Commercial Horticulture Conferences and Workshops
Cornell Cooperative Extension of the Hudson Valley delivers many
workshops for the commercial horticulture industry during the
winter and early spring months.
Below is the Program Schedule in PDF form- you will need Adobe
Acrobat Reader (a free program available at www.adobe.com)
to view and print the schedule.
2008-2009
Horticulture Programs for Professionals Schedule
Hudson
Valley Horticulture Newsletter
Commercial horticulture professionals can subscribe to a free
e-mail newsletter by contacting your local Cooperative Extension
office. In Putnam, send an email to: dko3@cornell.edu
to get on the list. In the subject line type: COMMERCIAL HORT.
Other
counties participating:
Cornell
Resources for the Landscape Professional
Insect Diagnostic
Laboratory: http://www.entomology.cornell.edu/Extension/DiagnosticLab/
Beginning
Farmer Program:
http://beginningfarmers.cce.cornell.edu/index.html
For
a list of Nuisance Wildlife Control Agents in Putnam County, click
here
NY
BAD BUG Website:
http://nyisri.org/nybadbug.aspx
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For more information please contact: putnam@cornell.edu
Last updated:
September 24, 2009
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