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ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS 



Innovative Plant 

 Management... 



The University of Maryland Coopera- 

 tive Extension Service is sponsoring 

 a biological control conference en- 

 titled "innovative Plant Manage- 

 ment: Focus on Biological Control." 

 This national conference is being co- 

 sponsored by the Cooperative Ex- 

 tension Offices of Cornell University, 

 Rutgers University, University of 

 Connecticut, University of Massachu- 

 setts, and the University of Vermont. 

 The two-day event will be held at 

 the University of Maryland campus 

 in College Park, Maryland, on No- 

 vember 7-8 and will consist of a 

 day-and-a-half of lectures and a half 

 day of labs. The many speakers in- 

 clude Dan Gilrein and Margery 

 Daughtry of Cornell and Michael 

 Brownbridge of the University of 



Vermont. Topics include: "Successful 

 Biological Control in Greenhouses 

 on Bedding Plants in Maryland, Poin- 

 settias in New York, and on Toma- 

 toes in Connecticut," "Dealing with 

 Root Rot Diseases in Nurseries and 

 Landscapes without Chemicals," and 

 "Plant Fertility and How to Manage it 

 to Reduce Disease Susceptibility." 



For information about registration 

 and pesticide recertification credits, 

 contact Maryland Cooperative Exten- 

 sion at 301-596-9413. 



Gourmet Compost 



Compost is no longer a straight-for- 

 ward soil additive. Penobscot Blend 

 is a new compost from Coast of 

 Maine Organic Products, Inc., "aimed 

 at those who are concerned about 

 what's in their compost and con- 

 cerned about appearances in their 



plants and gardens." Made of ingre- 

 dients that include Atlantic salmon, 

 Maine mussels, and blueberries, it 

 comes in a "designer bag" featuring 

 a full-color island-scape done by 

 Maine artist Eric Hopkins. 



However it has its solid scientific 

 and economic aspects. Carlos Qui- 

 jano came up with the idea for the 

 high-end compost and the company, 

 Coast of Maine Organic Products, 

 Inc., while working as a consultant 

 trying to solve Great Eastern Mussel 

 Farm's waste problem. The mussel 

 growers in Tenants Harbor couldn't 

 dump their leftover shells at sea 

 and composting them was becoming 

 expensive. Quijano realized that it 

 was not only the mussel company, 

 but also Maine's salmon and blue- 

 berry industries, that were having 

 trouble with waste disposal. 



Woods End Research Laboratories 



Biologica 



Control 

 Works! 



And here's who to contact so it can work for you: 



The Green Spot, Ltd., Dept of Bio Ingenuity 



93 Priest Rd., Nottingham, NH 03290 6204 



Tel: 603/942 8925 Fax: 603/942 8932 



OCTOBERS NOVEM BER 1996 



