Workshops, News, and Events
This page contains information about IPM workshops, news, and events, along with the latest Extension publications, videos, and podcasts.
MSU Extension regularly hosts workshops and events throughout the state of Montana. Contact your local Extension office for information about what's happening in your area.
Check the MSU Extension Ag Alerts and Urban IPM Alerts pages for the latest Integrated Pest Management news.
Upcoming Events
Cultivating Healthy Plants Webinar Series
Webinar series presented by University of Idaho Extension, Utah State University Extension, University of Nevada - Reno Extension, and Montana State University Extension.
Interactions Between Insect Stress and Drought Stress
Date: Thursday, March 26, 12 noon (Mountain Time), 11 am (Pacific Time)
Length: One hour
Speaker: Desiree Wickwar is the IPM Program Manager at the University of Idaho. Her background is in ecology entomology, with a MS from Utah State University where she studied insect management, including research on the interplay between drought stress, drought resistance, and arthropod outbreaks in a number of plant-insect systems.
Description: How does drought stress in plants impact insect outbreaks and the severity of damage? What can we do when drought and insects combine forces to try to take down our plants? This 1-hour webinar will delve into these questions and provide practical strategies to reduce insect damage even when water is limited.
Registration: Free, but required; click here to register.
Pesticide Credits: 1 pesticide credit available for certain states.
Herbicide Residues around the Home and Garden
Date: Thursday, April 16, 12 noon (Mountain Time), 11 am (Pacific Time)
Length: One hour
Speaker: Dr. Cecil Tharp is the Pesticide Education Specialist for Montana State University Extension. He received his PhD in Entomology with emphasis in IPM from MSU in 2014. As the Pesticide Education Specialist, he coordinates the certification and training of Montana private applicators, and assists in supporting homeowners and commercial pesticide applicators in using pesticides effectively and safely.
Description: Plants with twisted and curled leaves often means damage from herbicide residues. This 1-hour webinar will cover some of the most common pesticide culprits, how they are transported to the home and garden, how to avoid contaminated soil amendments, and identifying and fixing an existing issue.
Registration: Free, but required; click here to register.
Pesticide Credits: 1 pesticide credit available for certain states.
Past Webinars: Our Cultivating Healthy Plants Webinar Series includes participants from several states, including Montana, Nevada, Idaho, and Utah. Homeowners, commercial growers, extension/educators, and state/federal agencies are all represented, with an average participation of 200 individuals. Previous webinar recordings can be found on the Cultivating Healthy Plants YouTube Channel or at cultivatinghealthyplants.org.
Montana Ag Live
Montana Ag Live is a regular call-in information broadcast television program dealing with agricultural and gardening issues in Montana. Presented by Montana PBS in association with Montana State University Extension.
Stream Montana Ag Live on the Montana PBS website, or watch the television broadcast Sundays at 6PM on your local PBS station.
MSU Extension on YouTube
Stay up-to-date on the latest IPM video releases by subscribing to the MSU Extension YouTube channel.
Recent Highlights
MSU Extension Publications
Find MontGuides, books, magazines, calendars, and more in the Extension store. Recent highlights include: