<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<style type="text/css" style="display:none;"> P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;} </style>
</head>
<body dir="ltr">
<div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background: white;">
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Webinar date/time:
</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wed September 15, 2021; 1:00pm
</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><font color="#222222"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">CT</span></font></span><span style="color: rgb(84, 141, 212); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background: white;">
<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background: white;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What will you learn?</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background: white;">
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Flowering rush (</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><i>Butomus umbellatus</i></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">
L.) is becoming a widespread invasive weed in the waters of the West and Midwest. Flowering rush causes a number of nuisance problems including obstruction shorelines, reducing irrigation flow, and providing habitat for nonnative warmwater fish. This species
is distinctive in appearance, though is often confused with other emergent and submersed species. Flowering rush occurs as both diploid and triploid biotypes, but western US populations are largely the triploid biotype. Recently published research has identified
six genotypes in the US, but one genotype in particular dominates in the western US. While an international group is actively looking for biological control agents, at this time no insect biocontrol agents are available.</span><o:p style="color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></o:p><br>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background: white;">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#4D4D4D;background:white"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background: white;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background: white;">Several herbicides are available and effective for chemical control of flowering rush, with three application modes studied: foliar application
to emergent leaves, submersed inject to submersed leaves, and bare-ground applications to newly-sprouted plants in the spring. Preemergent applications have also been studied. While harvesting has been used to manage foliage, it is not a long-term management
technique. Various physical techniques, such as digging and bottom barriers, have also been used. Whichever technique is used, it is essential that the manager target the rhizome bud stage to reduce propagule production.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background: white;">
<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background: white;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Presenter:</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background: white;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">John D. Madsen, PhD., U.S. Department of Agriculture</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background: white;">
<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background: white;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Details:</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background: white;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Register
</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fc8nKODtT7mKDY0ub_28Xg?mc_cid=1ca46c713c&mc_eid=cc746e4482"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">here</span></a><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background: white;">
<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; background: white;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Webinar presented by:
</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><a href="https://naisma.org/get-involved/membership/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw4eaJBhDMARIsANhrQAAJGq0OgfD6KRkDcfZzpYd6oNHaZ_F71h9Me9S4DQefn9jlAju4kKAaAmHLEALw_wcB"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">North
American Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA)</span></a><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>