Scouting and Spray Evaluation Workshop
UCCE Santa Cruz Co. Auditorium
1432 Freedom Blvd.
Watsonville, CA 95076
Field Demo of Scouting Traps and Spray Evaluation at Sunspot Nursery
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 |
Information and Registration
Scouting and Spray Evaluation Workshop
UCCE Santa Cruz Co. Auditorium
1432 Freedom Blvd.
Watsonville CA 95076
August 23, 2011
12:30pm - 5:30pm
Presenters:
Steve Tjosvold, Farm Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension Santa Cruz/Monterey Counties
Ken Giles, professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis
Continuing Education Units applied for: DPR (4), CCA (4)
Agenda:
Time | Speaker/Affiliation | Title | Topics |
12:30–1:00pm | Registration | UC Cooperative Extension Auditorium | |
1:00–2:00pm | Steve Tjosvold, UCCE Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties | Scouting Basics | 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 |
2:00–3:00pm | Ken Giles, professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis | Making Effective Spray Applications | How to evaluate efficiency of spray application systems and new spray application technology. Spray application video commentary. |
3:00–3:30pm | Break and Travel to Field Demonstrations | Sunspot Nursery, corner of Wheelock and Casserly Roads, Watsonville |
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3:30–5:30pm | Steve Tjosvold, UCCE Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties | Field Demonstration of Traps and Scouting Techniques, and Spray Evaluation | Field demonstrations on trap types and placement, sampling traps and plants, scouting strategy, spray evaluation, highlight LBAM and SOD monitoring at Sunspot Nursery |
Registration Fee: $25 per person until August 16, 2011
Registration Fee: $45 per person after August 16, 2011 and for walk-ins on August 23, 2011
Online Registration form (credit cards only)
Mail/Fax Registration Form (credit cards and checks)
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