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Jumping Worm Conference
January 26, 2022 @ 9:00 am - January 27, 2022 @ 11:45 am
$24 – $40
Do you have questions about jumping/snake worms? If you immediately answered yes, this conference is for you!
Join UMass Extension as we welcome scientists who specialize in jumping/snake worm research to discuss the latest understanding of these earthworms. How to identify these worms, what their potential impacts are, and the latest research into how we might manage them to be discussed.
These LIVE virtual presentations will also give you the chance to get your questions answered following each speaker’s presentation. So bring your questions!
AGENDA
Day 1: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
- Earthworms in Managed and Urban Landscapes: Impacts and Solutions – Dr. Olga Kostromytska, UMass Stockbridge School of Agriculture
- Invasive Amynthas and Metaphire Earthworms in New England Forests, Their Damage to Soils and Alteration of Nutrients – Dr. Justin Richardson, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Day 2: Thursday, January 27, 2022
- Jumping Worms – Why Care & What To Do? Dr. Josef Görres, University of Vermont
- Understanding and Preventing Jumping Worm Invasion – Dr. Annise Dobson, Yale School of the Environment
Credits
Pesticide credit (valid for all New England states for applicable categories): 1/2 contact hour PER DAY for categories 29, 35, 36, 37, and Applicator’s (core) License.
Association credits: 1 MCA, 1 MCLP, 1 MCH, 1 CFE, 2 ISA, and 2 SAF (cat 1) credits PER DAY.