Date:
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Time:
10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Location:
Rutgers Specialty Crop Research and Extension Center Conference Room
Cream Ridge, NJ
Speaker:
Michael Monzon, George Hamilton, Kasia Madalinska, Abigail Kuehne, Devin Cornia
Description:
Join us for an afternoon exploring a project on early crop pest pressure using insects from a 1600s grave! 🌱 🪲
Admission is FREE 🎟️ and lunch is provided 🍕 🥗 ☕️
🔍 Event Highlights:
- Engaging talks by the project team
- Hands-on activities showcasing how beneficial and pest insects were studied at an archaeological site
-Everyone who attends will receive a folding pocket scope on behalf of NOFA-NJ for viewing insects they collect and
-You are invited to take home the insect art you make
📍 The Rutgers Specialty Crop Research and Extension Center Conference Room in Cream Ridge is the place to be! More details here:
https://go.rutgers.edu/mll66dzo
Don't miss this unique experience! Tag your event photos with #BugDayNJ and let's capture the essence of this insect exploration together! 📸🦗
Cost:
FREE!
Sponsor(s):
This event is a collaboration between NOFA-NJ and George Hamilton’s Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Laboratory at the Rutgers University Department of Entomology and is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, through the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under subaward number GNE22-292.
Contact:
Mike Monzon, 732-619-5906