About this event
Pests can plague gardens big and small, including the collections of the U.S. Botanic Garden. Join Chelsea for a fascinating lecture on how and why the USBG uses a process called Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to battle the bugs and diseases that attack the collection. IPM uses ecological relationships — like predator and prey, or parasite and host — to target and take care of those pesky pests.
Intended Audience: Adult Intermediate: Suitable for sprouted and full bloom learners, this program dives deeper into the topic. Please note: this program does not contain introductory information.
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Hosted by
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Team member
Libby Rhoads Chief of Learning & Outreach @ U.S. Botanic GardenT
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Team member
Grace Anderson (she/her) Education Specialist - Science Educator @ United States Botanic GardenT
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Guest speaker
Chelsea McKinley USBG Plant Health Care Specialist @ U.S. Botanic GardenG
Chelsea McKinley is the Plant Health Specialist at the USBG. She manages the integrative pest management program, helping gardeners identify and solve plant health issues in our collections. Chelsea has worked at the Garden since 2014, previously working as a gardener in the Horticulture Collections team caring for the Medicinal and Mediterranean plant collections.
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