- Author: Cheryl A. Wilen
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has a free mobile app for iPhones and iPads. As is the trend these days, an Android version will be available at a later time.
The app, “Report a Pest”, streamlines the reporting to CDFA by having people take photos of a suspected invasive pest and the photos are sent CDFA for evaluation.
For those of you who are not in the Apple family, you can also go to http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/ on the CDFA’s website and click on the "Report a Pest" button on the right hand side (direct link is http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/ReportaPest/).
Lots of other really great information about invasive plants and animals, including insects) is also on the site.
- Author: Cheryl A. Wilen
The NYS IPM Program has 3 professional Extension Associate positions open:
School & Turf IPM, Albany NY
Community IPM (with structural focus), Southeastern NY
Vegetable IPM, Geneva NY
Applications accepted until May 15.
Information can be found at:
http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu/news/nysipm_rss_article.php?newsId=138&catId=23
/span>- Author: Cheryl A. Wilen
Hold the date for the IPM meeting. Details still being worked out but so far:
5/22/13
Marina Village, San Diego on Mission Bay
8-3:30
Registration $50
lunch and new palm tree management book included.
topics:
palm biology and management
ipm at botanical gardens
soil pH and plant health
nutsedge herbicides and label updates
new NPDES regulations
invasive insects
Watch your email, go to cesandiego.ucanr.edu, or your mail for the registration info. Should be up by Monday
- Author: Cheryl A. Wilen
Interested in bat (the flying kind) management? Here's the opportunity to participate in a webinar on April 4 10am central time (I think that is 8am pacific)
Bats and Bat Management
Scott Hygnstrom, Professor and Extension Wildlife Specialist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Certified Wildlife Biologist and Leader of the eXtension CoP for Wildlife Damage Management
Bats are unique creatures in the animal kingdom. They are mammals that can truly fly and many use sonar to echolocate insect prey.
Bats are very beneficial in the environment, but they can cause problems when they occupy our homes, schools, and other structures. Most problems are associated with the guano they leave behind and potential for transmitting diseases to humans, especially rabies and histoplasmosis. We will discuss how to recognize signs of bats and how to conduct a bat watch. Exclusion is the key to managing bat problems, so we will cover how to keep bats out and how to evict them if they get in.
Presenters
Scott Hygnstrom
Event Location
https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/urbancop (if that doesn't work try: https://learn.extension.org/events/936)
/h3>/h3>/h2>- Author: Cheryl A. Wilen
Dear Certified Arborists, Landscape Contractors, Golf Course Superintendents, and Irrigation Specialists,
Just a reminder about registering for the 12/12/12 Turf and Landscape Institute to be conducted at the Etiwanda Gardens Conference Center in Rancho Cucamonga, CA on 12/12/12,by Dec. 5 for the pre-registration rate of only $85 (or $75 if 3 register online together at http://cesanbernardino@ucdavis.edu.)
6.5 ISA CEUs and 6.0 Dept. of Pesticide Regulation PCA/QAL/QAC CEUs. IA and GCSAA accreditation have also been applied for.
This year’s Institute features three breakout sessions: Sustainable Landscapes (presented in English); Arboriculture (presented in English); and Irrigation Troubleshooting (presented in Spanish). A flyer is attached.
The Arboriculture Session features crucial pest management updates on the Ambrosia Beetle/Fusarium Complex (Dr. Timothy Paine, UC Riverside) and the Asian Citrus Psyllid (which impacts ornamental landscapes as well) presented by Dr. Matt Daugherty, also of UC Riverside. Other topics and speakers include Some Undeservedly Rare Trees for the Southern California Landscape (Don Hodel, UC Cooperative Extension); Why Some Trees Fail and Others Don’t (Ruben Green, Evergreen Arborists); Overview of Tree Appraisal (Ron Mantranga, Atlas Tree Service; Pruning Deciduous Fruit Trees in Commercial Landscapes (Chuck Ingels, UC Cooperative Extension); and Urban Forest Management Toolkit (Dave Rogers, Consultant).
The Sustainable Landscape session features a full morning devoted to how California water use legislation impacts you as a professional. University of California educators/researchers and Dept. of Water Resource representatives will discuss specific practices to help ensure that irrigated commercial and public landscapes remain healthy and comply with the new MAWA (Maximum Adjusted Water Allowance based on .7 ET Adjustment Factor) regulations. Univ. of CA demonstration projects at several sites throughout CA will be highlighted. The afternoon session covers Irrigation Water Quality Considerations in Turfgrass Plantings (Ali Harivandi, UC Cooperative Extension); Weed Control Update (Cheryl Wilen, UC Cooperative Extension) and School IPM (Phil Boise, Urban-Ag Ecology).
The Irrigation Troubleshooting session (presented in Spanish) features a full day on troubleshooting irrigation problems to improve plant health and water efficiency. Topics include Troubleshooting Valves and Electrical Circuits (Toni Monzon, Bilingual Training Institute) and Wires, Connections, and Valves (Jaime Bayona, Ewing Irrigation) followed by a Laws and Regs Update (Maria Zarate, San Bernardino County Agricultural Commissioner office).
Registrants may also attend (for no additional fee) a DPR ‘Water Quality Laws and Regs’ session from 7:00-8:00 AM and Update on Laws and Regs’ session from 4:00-5:00 PM. (2 DPR QAL/QAC/PCA hours applied for).
You may pay via credit card on a secure Univ. of CA server at http://cesanbernardino.ucdavis.edu. Click ‘Environmental Horticulture’ on the left side panel of the website. If paying by check or gov’t purchase order, simply complete and fax us the registration form attached to this email.
Questions? Please contact Janet Hartin at jshartin@ucdavis.edu<mailto:jshartin@ucdavis.edu> or 951.313.2023.
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