Lecture Topic: Orchid Pests and Disease Management

Bio: Dr. Ron McHatton is currently the American Orchid Society’s (AOS) Chief Education and Science Officer. He started growing orchids in Northern California about 60 years ago with a cattleya purchased from a local grower. This single plant quickly became a collection occupying every window facing east or south and his fascination with orchids has never  waned. Ron is responsible for the editorial content and layout of the AOS  monthly magazine, Orchids, and holds a monthly orchid webinars (Greenhouse Chats) on orchid culture. In addition to his professional position, Ron is an accredited American Orchid Society judge with more than 35 years under his belt.  Ron’s growing experience spans lights while a graduate student in Iowa, out-of-doors in Southern California as a postdoc at CalTech, a northern greenhouse in upstate New York, a temperate greenhouse in Atlanta and a shade house in Central Florida.