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