It’s a Bugs Eat Bugs World – how to harness nature to manage pests.

A live webinar event

According to the United Nations Food & Agriculture Organisation, annual losses due to pests and diseases are estimated to be around $ 200-300 billion globally, with up to 40% of crop losses caused by pests & disease. To try to combat this, pesticide usage goes up every year but crop losses remain high. What are we doing wrong and how can we fix it?

This Talkin’ After Hours webinar presented by entomologist Dr Anthony Rice from Granite Belt Integrated Pest Management, takes a dive into the world of IPM and how we can reduce our use of pesticides by using bugs to manage other not so welcome bugs. Questions answered in the webinar will include:

• Why do we need to change how we are managing our agricultural pests, biodiversity declines and the threat to our natural ecosystems?
• What is IPM?
• How do I get started with IPM on my farm?
• What else can we all be doing to help the spineless majority?

Who is this webinar for?

Anyone interested in reducing or eliminating pesticides when managing insect pests on their farm, horticultural enterprises or home garden.

Be Webinar Ready!

Our podcast with Dr Rice recorded earlier this year gives you a sneak preview of what will be in the webinar:

Event Logistics

When? Tuesday August 5th, 12.00pm to 1.30pm

Where? You can participate in this webinar from the comfort of your own home!

How? Once you register you’ll receive a confirmation with a link to the  webinar. As this is a LIVE, ONLINE webinar you’ll be able to ask questions during and after the presentation.

After the webinar we’ll send you:

• Access to the recording of the webinar
• A PDF of the presentation

Cost? This is a free event

This Lower Blackwood LCDC event forms part of a collaborative project with RegenWA called ‘Make Your Hectare Count’. The project is supported by funding from the Western Australian Government’s State NRM Program (State Natural Resource Management Program)