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Next Meeting: Thursday 12th October  7:30pm

Gerardus B. Staal, Ph.D:  Pest, Diseases and other Nuisances

Gerardus is a Dutch native with a masters degree in tropical agronomy and a doctorate in entomology. He worked as a research entomologist for Bay Area companies developing both conventional pesticides and selective pesticides based on insect hormonal systems. He retired from entomology in 1990.

Gerardus’ experience with orchids spans over 30 years. Today his interests are in hybridization and propagation. His flasks are commercially available under the Peninsula Hybrids label with emphasis on cool growing orchids from tropical regions. He has registered hybrids in the Odontoglossum, Cattleya and Pleurothallid alliances. More recently, Gerardus has assembled a cross section of Bulbophyllum and cooler growing Dendrobium species of which many hybrids and species propagations are now in the flasking stage.

Gerardus’ work has been acknowledged by many AOS awards, including 3 (joint) Awards of Quality for Masdevallia hybrids and several Awards of Distinction for novel directions in hybridizing. He has received many Certificates of Botanical Recognition for species new to the judging system. One new trigeneric hybrid genus was named Staalara. (The hybrid was Staalara Gerardus.. AD/AOS.)

Gerardus has served on the boards of three local orchid societies (MOS, POS, OSC), a term as president of the Pleurothallid Alliance and has been a member of the AOS Research Committee. He frequently lectures in orchid societies on topics such as Pleurothallid hybridizing, Epidendrums and their allies, Bulbophyllums, and Pest and Disease Control in Orchids. 

 

The plant table will be provided by Gerardus Staal who also will bring plants for sale.

Dinner with the speaker will be at Pasta  Pomodoro at 5:30 pm in down town Pleasant Hill       45 Crescent Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523   Tel 925-363-9641  
If you would like to attend please call Eileen Jackson at 707-642-5915 or email
Jackson.eileen@att.net  

                                                     September Awards

  
The Diablo View Orchid Society 
Annual Fall Orchid Festival 

Show & Sale

The Diablo View Annual Show and Sale will be on held on 
October 14-15, 2006.  

Orchid Displays, Orchid Sales & Raffles, Plant Doctor, Potting & Culture Demonstrations.

Click here to get the fliers, please print and distribute.


 Website of the Month

    

You can read more about Peninsula Hybrids and deflasking at: 

www.peninsulahybrids.com


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