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Welcome to the website of CropHealth Advising & Research.
Our company provides consulting services in Plant Health Care and Integrated Pest Management
to nurseries, public agencies, landscape maintenance companies,
golf courses, greenhouses and organic growers throughout British Columbia and Western Canada.
Arborist conference in
Kelowna
Mark you calendar for
October 4 to 7, 2009. Those days are reserved for the annual
conference of Pacific Northwest Chapter of the ISA (International
Society of Arboriculture).
Confirmed speakers include:
- Dr. Ed Gilman, University of Florida, on pruning of young trees
- Dr. Francesco Ferrini, University of Florence, on sustainable
management of urban trees
- Colin Bashford, from England, ISA vice-president
- Kevin O'Hara, U.S. Forest Service, on flush cuts from pruning
- And many more
For more information, or to
register, go to
http://www.pnwisa.org/conference.html.
New on the website
6 pamphlets for
education of home owners
on various pest problems of backyards
prepared by our company for the City of Kelowna.
Available at
http://www.kelowna.ca/CM/Page1066.aspx
(or go to www.kelowna.ca - then
select "Living Greener").
Topics:
- Managing aphids in your yard
- Managing powdery mildew
- Managing fruit tree pests
- Managing your lawn
- Managing weeds in your yard
- Managing pests in your yard
"Preparation
and use of composts to prevent plant diseases"
an article published 2007 in "British Columbia Organic Grower".
See the page "Compost Information".
"Pine beetles: What can we
do?"
A poster prepared in 2007 for the City of Penticton.
See the page "Poster:
Pine beetles".
"Monitoring calendar for
insect pests of ornamental plants in the Okanagan Valley"
prepared in 2001 for the "B.C. Nursery & Landscape Pest Management &
Production Guide".
See the page "IPM for Urban
Landscapes".
IPM and
pesticide applicator
certificate
Next classes open to the
public will be during the winter 2010.
More information about this program can be found at the page
IPM
Certificate, including
Class
dates,
How to order books and
How to arrange for an examination.
Our office is located in Kelowna, Okanagan
Valley, British Columbia, Canada.
Attention
Mario Lanthier
Electronic mail
office@crophealth.com
Telephone
Area code 250
Number 717-1898
Mailing adress
Rural P.O. Box 28098
Kelowna, B.C.
V1W 4A6
Canada
For more information about our services,
consult the page
About us,
or Advisory Services, Research
Services, or Training
Services.
Do not hesitate to send us your comments or questions regarding this
website and our services.
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