Mason County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2022





1036 - Pest ID
1036.12) 20

Number of people who applied  Extension recommendations to address insects or pests  
1036.11) 15

Number of people who used Extension resources to identify insects and/or pests
1036.1) 5

Number of people who used Extension diagnostics services to identify insects and/or pests


Success Stories

Saving trees

Author: Lorin Fawns

Major Program: Pest ID

A client called the office nervous about her tree's declining health. She had a large magnolia tree under stress and was afraid she would lose it. The horticulture agent went to the client's home and determined that the tree was covered in scale (insects); the agent recommended how to eliminate the insects.Three years after the client called about her tree, she called the office and let the agent know the tree was doing well, and it was because of the agent that the tree was alive. The c

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