Wednesday Walk and Talk: Hemlock & the Woolly Adelgid
Venue: Hahn Horticulture Garden (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Event Types: Miscellaneous, Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free

Description:
The Hahn Horticulture Garden at Virginia Tech continues their Wednesday Walk and Talk series with "Hemlock & the Woolly Adelgid" on Wednesday, December 5, 2018.

Tom McAvoy, a Research Entomologist at Virginia Tech, will talk about hemlock species and distribution, hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) distribution and introduction in US, control methods, and different types of chemical and biological controls. Then we will walk over to the Washington St. Greenhouse for a brief tour of the Insectary with Carrie Jubb, the Insect Mass Rearing Supervisor.

This event is free and open to the public.

All 'Walk and Talks' meet at the Peggy Lee Hahn Pavilion at noon on selected Wednesdays. Parking is limited so come early to find a place to park. We will be handing out Visitor parking passes in the pavilion parking lot.

For more information, visit: http://www.hort.vt.edu/hhg/ or https://www.facebook.com/HahnHorticultureGarden or call 540-231-5970.

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