The Alfalfa/Forage Pests Scout School is 9 a.m. to noon Friday at the NMSU Agricultural Science Center in Tucumcari.

Guest speakers are  Mark Muegge, entomologist specialist from the Texas Cooperatove Extension and   Leonard Lauriault, forage agronomist and NMSU associate professor

Get first-hand experience in scouting your own fields for harmful insects.  Learn how to estimate economic thresholds and when to apply pesticide.

Topics to be discussed:

Insecticide Resistance    
l Alfalfa Pests:  Aphids
 Leafhoppers
l Chewing Pests:  Alfalfa Weevil, Grasshoppers,   Blister Beetles
l Caterpillar Pests: Armyworm, Alfalfa Caterpillar

 Beneficial insects
l Field Scouting:  Sweep net sampling and  Scouting & Sampling   

Current alfalfa research
l Irrigation Trial, field rrenovation, fall harvest trial, manure, Roundup ready alfalfa and others.

 Pesticide update
l Herbicide and Pesticides

Five general NMDA CEUs will be offered for Pesticide Applicators.

For m ore details, call Tom Dominguez at  461- 0562