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2026 Pest Management Webinar Series
December 9, 2026 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
(PST)
Description
Welcome to the Virtual Pest Management Education Program!
This year’s event will be held over 4 days, Tuesday and Wednesday, December 1-2 & 8-9, 2026 in 3-hour sessions. Join us for one or all four sessions and hear presentations from leading industry professionals.
PLEASE READ ALL THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CAREFULLY
WHAT IT IS:
4 three-hour webinar sessions each begin at 9:00am Pacific Time running Tuesday and Wednesday the weeks of December 1-2 & 8-9
You may choose to skip daily sessions—However you will only receive credits for each session attended in FULL
Early registration fee is $120 for the series. After November 23 fee will increase to $140
SIGNING UP:
ONLINE registration is preferred. If you need to pay with a check via invoice option, email ogcsa@ogcsa.org with complete registration information.
EACH attendee will need to register individually with their OWN UNIQUE EMAIL ADDRESS. You CANNOT use the same email for multiple attendees.
You will be required to enter your state pesticide license number on the registration screen. If you do not have a license number enter “NA”.
Upon payment you will receive an email confirmation with the webinar series link. This link is unique to you and cannot be shared. Please add it to your online calendar.
You will receive reminder emails with your webinar links & information.
IN THE SEMINAR:
Each attendee will need to join the webinar on their own device.
You MUST be logged on the ENTIRE time and answer polling questions when prompted to receive credit. If you miss polling questions or leave the webinar early, you will not receive credit for that session. Webinars will be audited by state authorities.
There will be two 10-minute breaks during each session.
In the webinar you will not need access to a webcam you will be in listen only mode.
You will have the ability to ask questions during the webinar through the chat feature— you may also send questions in ahead of time to ogcsa@ogcsa.org.
8:50-9:00 am – Login 9:00-9:50 am – Presentation #1 9:50-10:00 am – Q&A and Break 10:00-10:50 am – Presentation #2 10:50-11:00 am – Q&A and Break 11:00-11:50 am – Presentation #3 11:50-12:00 pm – Q&A and Closing
WEEK 1 SESSIONS:
Day 1 – Tuesday, December 1, 2026 Patch Prevention and Management in Cool Season Greens Speaker: Trevor Stacy, Technical Market Manager, BASF Managing Anthracnose on Annual Bluegrass Turfgrass Speaker: Chas Schmid Ph.D., Professor, Oregon State University Turfgrass Nematodes and Management Speaker: Hannah Rivedal Ph.D., Research Plant Pathologist, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Day 2 – Wednesday, December 2, 2026 When the Right Herbicide Goes Wrong Speaker: Jen Browning PCA, Sr Technical Specialist, BASF Emerald Ash Borer in Oregon: Practical Management for Ash in the Pacific Northwest Speaker: Erik Lindberg, Assistant Director of Plant Health Care, SavATree What is Worker Protection Standard (WPS)? Speaker: Vanessa Vassilaros, Outreach Specialist, Oregon Department of Agriculture
WEEK 2 SESSIONS:
Day 3 – Tuesday, December 8, 2026 Controlling Weeds in Native Areas and Saving Labor with Anuew PGR Speaker: Aaron Hathaway, Technical Market Manager, Nufarm Modern Strategies for Snow Mold Control in a Shifting Environment The Danger Lurking Beneath: Strategies to Effectively Manage Root Diseases on Cool Season Turf Speaker: Paul Koch, Ph.D., Professor, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Day 4 – Wednesday, December 9, 2026 Weed I.D. and Control in Professional Turfgrass Speaker: Aaron Hathaway, Technical Market Manager, Nufarm Shrub Management and Herbicides for Lawns and Landscapes Speaker: Alec Kowalewski, Ph.D., Professor, Oregon State University
~ PLEASE NOTE ~
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILTY TO MAKE SURE YOUR SYSTEM IS READY TO GO AND WILL RUN THE WEBINAR
***CANCELLATION POLICY & QUESTIONS:
For FULL refund cancellations must be made in writing by 5:00pm November 27 to OGCSA Email: ogcsa@ogcsa.org
Time
This year’s event will be held over 4 days, Tuesday and Wednesday, December 1-2 & 8-9, 2026 in 3-hour sessions.
