Persons interested in acquiring flea beetles that eat leafy spurge to release on their own property can collect them at the following field day:

Benson County – 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 9 (alternate date Wednesday, July 10 in case of inclement weather) – one-half mile east of Pleasant Lake rest area, on the south side of Highway 2. Nets and refreshments provided.

Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring said persons interested in acquiring the flea beetles to release on their own property can collect them from established populations at the field day site.

Field days are scheduled as follows:

The field day that was to be held Thursday, June 20, has been canceled due to wet conditions