Southern San Joaquin Valley Spring Almond Field Day
DATE: Thursday, May 1, 2003
TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 Noon
PLACE: Almond Pest Management Alliance Orchard - Pond Rd. & Magnolia Ave.
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REFRESHMENTS: Roger Williams, Syngenta Crop Protection Inc.
Sponsored by: University of California Cooperative Extension, Kern County
Co-sponsored by: The Almond Pest Management Alliance
The program is as follows:
$ Introduction and Welcome
Darlene Liesch, UC Cooperative Extension, Kern County Director
$ The Almond Pest Management Alliance. The Final Year - The accomplishments and future goals in pest and disease management.
Mario Viveros, Farm Advisor, UCCE Kern County
$ Insect Resistance. Managing resistance in an almond orchard.
David Haviland, Entomology and Pest Management Farm Advisor, UCCE Kern County
$ San Jose Scale - Population Dynamics and best control practices.
Walt Bentley, Regional IPM Advisor, Kearney Ag Center, Parlier
Break (Refreshments)
$ Mite Management Using Predatory Mites. A growers point of view.
Matt Billings, Sterling Nursery, Billings Ranches, Delano, California
$ Monitoring - San Jose Scale.
Peggy Schrader, SRA UCCE Kern County
$ Monitoring - Mites.
Minerva Gonzalez, UCCE Kern County
$ Shell Seal and Insect Infestation.
Mario Viveros, Farm Advisor, UCCE Kern County
12:00 Noon - Adjourn
3 Hours of PCA Credit Have Been Requested