Let's talk about Plant Pests

Are you part of a garden club, environmental group, or other organization that wants to learn more about the invasive insect pests, plant pathogens and weeds that threaten our state? The Massachusetts Introduced Pests Outreach Project offers free lectures and training sessions covering everything from the Asian longhorned beetle to pathogens like sudden oak death, to invasive plants like mile-a-minute vine.

Because there is no charge for these sessions, they are restricted to groups of 40 or more attendees. MIPOP can also provide your organization with educational materials like fact sheets, posters and informational videos. For more information, email Jennifer Forman Orth, the State Plant Pest Survey Coordinator for Massachusetts, at jennifer.forman-orth@state.ma.us, or call 617-626-1735.