An educational webinar geared more to the consumer than to the farmer or nursery producer concerning fire ants is planned for 10am, April 21 that can be easily viewed from your computer.

Mark,

I will be giving a webinar on April 21, 2011 at 10am cst on how to recognize fire ants on the national eXtension website. Three other speakers from Clemson, Texas A&M, and Auburn will also be speaking on biology and behavior, biological control, and management. There will be an open session where participants can send questions about fire ants. The link for the webinar is: http://www.extension.org/pages/52442/fire-ant-webinar:-solve-your-fire-ant-problems-with-help-from-the-experts

Although the topic I was given to speak on (i.e., how to recognize fire ants) may not be of high interest to nursery growers, they may be interested in the management parts and the opportunity to ask questions.

Anyone can participate on the webinar by clicking on the link on the webpage and joining the session. They will need a computer to see the presentations and hear the speakers. Thanks,

Jason

Jason B. Oliver, PhD

Research Associate Professor - Entomology

Tennessee State University

School of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences

Department of Agricultural Sciences

Otis L. Floyd Nursery Research Center

472 Cadillac Lane

McMinnville, TN 37110

Mark A. Halcomb

UT Area Nursery Specialist

Warren Co. Extension