NEWS for North Dakotans
Agriculture Communication, North Dakota State University
7 Morrill Hall, Fargo, ND 58105-5665
June 15, 2000
A one-day educational program focusing on the noxious weed leafy spurge will be held from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 27, at Frostfire Mountain, a year-round resort located about six miles west of Walhalla on County Road 55. The event is being sponsored by the North Dakota State University Extension Service and the Pembina County Biological Weed Control Office.
"This event will be held rain or shine," says Randy Melaas, cropping systems extension agent in Pembina County. "All the presentations will take place in the 500-seat amphitheater at Frostfire Mountain."
The topics to be covered include the following:
Another speaker will be Gerry Anderson, a scientist with USDA's Agricultural Research Service at Sidney, Mont. The program will conclude with an on-site tour of an established flea beetle site, along with demonstrations on how to collect, sort, package, transport and distribute flea beetles, Melaas says.
Those interested in obtaining flea beetles will need to register for the program by Tuesday, June 20. Flea beetles are best transported to release sites in coolers containing enclosed ice packs ("blue ice"), Melaas says. The per-person cost for this one-day event is $15 ($20 Canadian), which includes refreshments, lunch and two colonies of flea beetles. For more information about the event, preregistration or lodging, contact Melaas at the Pembina County Extension Office, (701) 265-8411.
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Source: Randy Melaas (701) 265-8411
Editor: Dean Hulse (701) 231-6136
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