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Shrub disease and invasive insects in Peterborough? Learn all about it! 
UNH Cooperative Extension, Hillsborough County
In response to the recent discovery of boxwood blight in Peterborough, The NH Department of Agriculture Markets & Food and UNH Extension have put together a workshop to educate home gardeners, landscapers and property managers about this devastating disease, as well as the status of two important invasive insects, Asian Longhorned Beetle and Spotted Lanternfly. In this session, Emma Erler will present the signs and symptoms of boxwood blight, prevention measures and disease management. Morgan Dube will follow Emma and share the latest information on Asian Longhorned Beetle and Spotted Lanternfly, and how to report these pests if you find them in New Hampshire. 

Instructors:




  • Emma Erler is the landscape and greenhouse field specialist in Hillsborough County. Her expertise is in landscape horticulture, and she provides research-based programming and technical assistance to green-industry businesses throughout the state, including nursery, garden center, and landscape operations, while also serving the broader agricultural community of Hillsborough County. Find Emma on WMUR's Grow It Green and the Granite State Gardening podcast, and read Emma's work in a variety of publications and throughout UNH Extension's website.


  • Morgan Dube is an Entomologist with the New Hampshire Dept of Agriculture, Markets & Food in the Division of Plant Industry. She specializes in insect identification and plant health. She helps regulate interstate and international plant movement through a nursery/plant dealer licensing program, initiation and regulation of plant quarantines and monitoring and detecting exotic insects and plants.




Logistical Information:
Where: Peterborough Community Center Dining Room
When: Thursday, January 13, 2022
Time: 1:00-2:30pm
Ages: 18+
Cost: Free! 
*Please register online in advance so we know how many attendees to expect! 

COVID-19 Safety:
- Social distancing is required
- Masks are required regardless of vaccination status
- Participants must self-screen prior to arrival using the following questions:




  1. Do you have any symptoms of Covid-19 (fever, runny nose, nasal congestion, sore throat, cough, shortness of breath, muscles aches, chills, severe fatigue, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or changes in your taste or smell)?


  2. Have you been in close contact with someone who is suspected or confirmed to have Covid-19 in the past 10 days?


  3. Have you traveled outside the U.S.A? Travelers/visitors to AND residents of NH need to self-quarantine for 10 days after the last date of any international travel (except for essential travel to/from Canada*), or travel on a cruise ship.




NOTE: You do NOT need to quarantine for 10 days or get tested for COVID-19 if either of the following apply:




  • You are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and more than 14 days have passed since you received the second dose of your COVID-19 vaccine


  •  You have previously tested positive for active COVID-19 infection (by PCR or antigen testing) in the last 90 days (if you had a previous infection that was more than 90 days ago, you must still follow all quarantine requirements)


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