UConn College of Ag, Health and Natural Resources Greenhouse Research and Extension Biological Control Conference for Ornamental Growers September 18

In this workshop, growers will learn how to properly implement a biocontrol program from the practical experience of a grower and industry leaders, what are the new tools and products in the biocontrol industry, and how to train the staff to seek and find pests and insects. View the program.

Event Date: Thursday, September 18, 2025

Hosted by: Rosa Raudales & Charles Krasnow, UConn Extension

Target audience: Commercial greenhouse and nursery growers producing ornamental plants

Location: Jones Auditorium, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington Street, New Haven, CT.

Parking: Campus lots or street parking on Huntington Street and East Rock Road.

Registration: $70 per person. Registration includes a boxed lunch and six pesticide recertification credits for Connecticut and New England states for presentations marked with ♣.

Online registration at Greenhouse Training Store. Registration will end at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 11, 2025. The registration fee is refundable 48 hours before the event. Please note that we have a maximum capacity of 70 attendees. Walk-in registrations are not an option. 

♣ 6 pesticide recertification credits (categories PA, 1A, and 3C) have been approved for this program.

If you have any questions about the program, please email Rosa Raudales at rosa.raudales@uconn.edu.

This Program is Co-Sponsored by: the University of Connecticut, USDA CCPM project number 2024-70006-43570, and UConn partners to the Root Alliance.