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Tim Abbey: The Pennsylvania State University
Commercial Horticulture Extension Educator
• My main responsibility is to educate nursery and landscape care personnel, in the nine counties of the Capital Region, on the basics of establishing an integrated pest management (IPM) program. This includes how and when to monitor for key plant pests and beneficial insects, selection of appropriate control measure(s), evaluation of decisions and the importance of record-keeping.
• I am part of the Capital Region Horticulture Team. I will be working with Connie Schmotzer to assist with Master Gardener training.
• Other duties associated with this position include: educational lectures on ornamental insect pests and; entomology lectures to civic organizations, garden clubs and children’s groups; and grant writing to fund research projects.
• I hold a B.S. in biology/ecology from Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA and a M.S. in turfgrass IPM from the Entomology Department at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD. I was employed at The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station for 8.5 years. Previous to that, I worked for the University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System for 4 years.
I will try to post on a routine basis. Most of my posts will deal with ornamental plant pests.
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