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Erin Buchholz

  • Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
  • Integrated Pest Management Specialist
  • Plant Health and Biosecurity
  • Chaska, US
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My undergraduate education is in horticulture, and I have worked for public gardens and similar spaces for nearly 20 years. My Master’s degree is in K-6 education with a focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics. In my current position, I am responsible for maintaining plant health in our collections. Using integrated pest management principles to determine best practices, I strive to ensure pollinator and wildlife health as well as visitor and staff safety. From scouting to diagnostics to treatments (when necessary), there is almost always something new to see pest-wise.

Areas of Expertise
Collections
  • Living Collection Management Expertise
    • Soil management
    • Planting and establishment
    • Irrigation
    • Safe work practices
    • Pruning
    • Plant Health and biosecurity
    • Risk control
    • Nursery management
    • Plant exchange
Plant Health and Biosecurity
  • Invasive Species Biology Expertise
    • Entry pathways
    • Resistance mechanisms
    • Sentinel research
    • Management
  • Biosecurity Expertise
    • Nursery Management
    • Collection Management
    • Pest Monitoring and Surveying
  • Plant Pest Expertise
    • Fungi
    • Bacteria
    • Viruses
    • Insects
    • Nematodes
Policy
  • Plant Protection Policy Expertise
    • Regional
    • National
Research
  • Research Expertise
    • Horticulture
    • Pests and diseases
Geographic
  • Geographic Region Expertise
    • Northern America
Services
  • Services Available
    • Advice
    • Partnership opportunity
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