Montana State to offer pest management tour Oct. 15-18 across southwest Montana

The Montana State University Extension Pesticide Education Program is offering a pest management tour for pesticide applicators at eight locations across southwest Montana from Oct. 15-18.

In order, the tour will visit Dillon, Deer Lodge, Helena, Townsend, Whitehall, Ennis, Clyde Park and Bozeman. At each stop, speakers will present on a variety of topics, including forage insect pests, weed management, bird and ground squirrel management, pesticide performance and water quality, biological control of weeds, annual grass identification and management, and rangeland weed management. Presentatio...