
Please join us for our October Continuing Education Program***
Scouting for Pests and Disease on Houseplants
Date: October 27, 2022 7:00-8:00 p.m., EST, via Zoom (link will be sent in the registration confirmation email)
Cost:
Association Members – Free
(Registration is required to attend the live presentation.)
Non-Members - $10 (non-refundable) - or you can join the Association ($20/year membership fee), attend all of our presentations for free, AND have access to the recordings to view later!
Speaker: Morgan Menaker, Horticulture Agent, Cabarrus County
Identify different household plant pests and common diseases. Learn prevention and treatment techniques for use at home.
The presentation will be recorded for Association members to view later, in our Video Library.
About our Speaker:
Morgan Menaker grew up in Union County North Carolina attending Marvin Ridge High School. After high school he attended the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, VA, where he received his BS in Biology and was commissioned into and served in the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant Armor Officer, leading tank crewman and reconnaissance scouts. He was honorably discharged in 2020 as a First Lieutenant. In 2021, Morgan simultaneously started an internship at the world famous Metrolina Greenhouses and began a Graduate level certificate program in horticulture science at NC State. After working at Metrolina for about a year Morgan accepted the position of Horticulture Agent for NC Cooperative Extension based in Cabarrus County. Morgan has been married for four years, has two cats, welcomed a baby boy into the world in February and spends his off-time tending to houseplants.
***This program has been approved in advance for continuing education credit in Cabarrus, Durham, Johnston, Rowan, and Vance-Warren Counties. Please check with your agent.