Directors

Loren Oki
Department of Plant Sciences
UC Davis

David Fujino
California Center for Urban Horticulture
UC Davis

UCNFA Partners

Directors

Loren Oki
Department of Plant Sciences
UC Davis

David Fujino
California Center for Urban Horticulture
UC Davis

UCNFA Partners

Insect ID, Scouting, Spray Evaluation, and Resistance Management

Monrovia Nursery and Growing Grounds (Visalia and Venice Hills Location)
32643 Road 196, Woodlake CA 93286
May 24, 2012 (Thursday)
Registration 8:30am
Program 9:00am - 3:00pm

Directions: From Hwy 99, exit Hwy 198 east, travel east 14 miles, turn north (left) on Rd 196, travel 4 miles to Monrovia MAP

Moderator: Michelle Le Strange, UCCE Tulare and Kings Counties (559) 684-3320

Thanks to our hosts: Sal Soriano and Mark Mitchell, Monrovia

Continuing Education Units approved: DPR 5 "other", CCA 5 "IPM"

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Workshop Agenda

Time	Speaker/Affiliation	Title	Topics
8:30am		Registration, Monrovia Classroom	Light Refreshments
9:00am	Michelle Le Strange, UCCE Tulare and Kings Counties	Introductions and Today's Objectives
9:10am	Karen Robb, Target Specialty Products	Know Your Pests & Know Where to Spray (Part 1) Know Your Pests & Know Where to Spray (Part 2)
10:00am	Steve Tjosvold, UCCE Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties	The Basics of Scouting	Scouting goals for invasive and traditional pests, Building pest management teams, Developing scouting maps, Scouting strategy, Scouting traps and indicator plants, Developing pest management action plans
10:30am	Beth Grafton-Cardwell, UCCE Entomology Specialist (KAC and LREC)	Citrus Pest Management and Principles of Resistance Management in Nurseries	Citrus pest management including citrus leafminer, mites and thrips will be discussed in the context of managing pesticide resistance
11:15am	Ken Giles, professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis	Making Effective Spray Applications	New spray application technology; How to evaluate efficiency of spray application systems; and Q&A on spray calibration, operation and principles
12:15pm		Lunch
1:00pm	Ken Giles and Steve Tjosvold & Monrovia Growing Grounds	Outdoor spray demo with several sprayer types and evaluation with water mark cards
3:00pm		Adjourn

Workshop Registration Options

Registration is closed for this workshop. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Lodging Suggestions

Although blocks of rooms have not been set aside for the workshop, these hotels are near the meeting venue:

La Quinta Inn & Suites
Visalia/Sequoia Gateway
5438 West Cypress Avenue, Visalia, CA
13 mi West of meeting venue
(559) 739-9800

Comfort Suites
210 East Acequia Avenue, Visalia, CA
9.3 mi SW of meeting venue
(559) 738-1700

2011 Field Demo of Scouting Traps and Spray Evaluation at Sunspot Nursery, Watsonville


SRA Neal Murray displays traps for LBAM	Demo spray application on blocks containing water-sensitive strips distributed throughout	Retrieval of water-sensitive strips after spray application	Water-sensitive strips assembled into a map of the sprayed area	Steve Tjosvold and Ken Giles interpret the effectiveness of the spray application from the appearance of the water-sensitive strips

Assistance Available

Please contact the UCNFA office at 530-752-8419 (phone/fax) (email: lldodge@ucdavis.edu) if you have special needs or require assistance