MONROE — The Green County Master Gardeners will hold their monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28 at the Green County Justice Center, Multi-Purpose Rooms, 2841 6th Street, Monroe.  Meetings usually include speakers or tours for learning and are open to the public to attend.

Patrick (PJ) Liesch is a statewide entomology specialist focusing on diagnostics and outreach.  PJ is the director of the University of Wisconsin Insect Diagnostic Lab and provides arthropod identification services for Extension colleagues, the general public, agricultural producers, private industry, governmental agencies, and other groups.  PJ also provides entomology-related outreach for groups in Wisconsin including the Master Gardener program, the First Detector Network, the Pesticide Applicator Training Program, Wisconsin Public Radio, and others.  In this talk, we’ll review some of the top insect pests of yard and home gardens and discuss ways to deal with those pests. 

The Green County Master Gardeners Association meets on the fourth Thursday of the month from February through October. Association officers for 2019 will include Tanna McKeon, President; Tammy Schulte, Vice President; Linda Boll, Secretary; and Lynn Lokken as Treasurer.  Anyone interested in horticulture and gardening is welcome to join the association and you do not have to be a Master Gardener to be a member.  For more information, contact Jackie McCarville, Green County UW-Extension at 608-328-9440.