Beyond the realm of pollination, there will be speakers talking about allergic reactions and prevention to bee stings, queen problems in bee colonies, marketing of hive products and mead making. The 1997 conference will take place at the Holiday Inn West in Little Rock at the corner of Shackleford and W. Markham. Registration is at the door starting at noon on October 31st . A banquet will take place that evening and then the conference will continue on Saturday, November 1st till mid-day. Banquet tickets and membership applications will also be available at the registration table.
Rooms are available at the group price on a first come first serve basis by calling the hotel.
According to the WPS, an employer must provide this training to a worker within their first five working days if pesticides have been applied within the past thirty days to the area where employees will be working. The WPS also requires that an employee must receive the pesticide handler's training before doing any early entry work or any handling task such as mixing, loading, or applying a pesticide. AmeriCorps Members can help employers be in compliance with this and other WPS regulations. The Arkansas State Horticulture Society and the Oklahoma Horticulture Industries Show will combine their meetings. The meetings this year will be in Tulsa on January 9 and 10.