by Mario Lanthier, CropHealth Advising & Research. Kelowna, British Columbia www.crophealth.com
Bees are dying. It has been all over the news this year. We are told there is a connection to pesticides. Is there a connection to golf courses? Let’s review the most recent information and discuss possible implications for the industry. Expect to be surprised!
Read more: Bees and Pesticides - The Connection to Golf Courses
posted Jul 9, 2014 at 7:00 AM
reprinted with permission from the Goldstream Gazette
In a rather wild area a mere duck-hooked drive away from the 17th tee at Royal Colwood Golf Club, Barry Denluck pulls a bee-filled panel out of one of five hives he recently set up there.
Before pointing out the queen for the visitors, the beekeeper and breeder mutters, “I shouldn’t really be doing this.”
by Suk-Jin Koo, Ki-Hwan Hwang, Man-Seok Jeon, Sung-Hun Kim, Jongsoo Lim, Dong-Guk Lee and Nam-Gyu Cho
BACKGROUND: Selective control of annual bluegrass (Poaannual L.) has been difficult in turfgrasses. The potential of methiozolin in this area was investigated.
Read more: Methiozolin, A New Annual Bluegrass [Selective] Herbicide
The Allied Golf Association of BC Environmental Advocacy Committee met with BC Ministry of Environment staff May 7, 2014. In attendance were:
Keith Lyall, Chair
Dean Piller, BCGSA President
Jerry Rousseau, WCTA Executive Director
Daphne Dolhaine, Manager, Integrated Pest Management Section
Gwen Lohbrunner, Provincial Pesticide Licence Officer
From: CropHealth Advising & Research [mailto:office@crophealth.com]
Sent: 13 December 2013 10:13 AM
To: WCTA Executive Director
Subject: Re: Further to Proposed IPM Act Regulatory Changes Just Announced
Read more: Letter to the Editor Re: Further to Proposed IPM Act Regulatory Changes Just Announced