By Jerry Rousseau
In late May, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency, the federal legislator for pesticides, circulated a three-page notice to major national and regional/provincial industry associations on the subject of golf course pesticide use.
via Invasive Species Council of BC
Soon, the Japanese beetle flight season will begin as temperatures consistently reach around 21°C! During this time, the beetles will fly aimlessly, in search of their favourite plants (300 different species) or a mate.
Written By: Greg Johnson
Original post: https://gam.org/michigan-golf-family-celebrates-life-of-msus-joe-vargas/
Funeral arrangements have been announced for Joseph M. Vargas, Jr., aka Dr. Joe, who passed away recently after a bout with pancreatitis.
Read more: Michigan Golf Family Celebrates Life of MSU’s Joe Vargas
By Jerry Rousseau
Last August, about one hundred golf courses in the South Coast region received a request from the British Columbia Ministry of Forests asking to voluntarily reduce diversion, storage or use of non-domestic ground and surface water by 50% of the licenced volume and to limit/restrict lawn, garden and fairway watering to putting greens only.
Read more: Further to Water Restriction Advocacy - Response Received from BC Government
Nathan Cullen, Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, has released the following statement in response to the April 2024 snowpack bulletin: