2025 Pest Management Meeting
Sponsor: UCCE Monterey County
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Agricultural Center Meeting Room (1432 Abbott St, Salinas CA)
8:00 am-12:00 pm
Pre-registration is encouraged. Click here or scan the QR code.
7:30 Sign-in and refreshment
8:00 2025 Plant disease update
Yu-Chen Wang, Plant Pathology Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension, Monterey County
8:30 Breeding for disease resistance in lettuce
Kelley Richardson, Research Geneticist, USDA-ARS, Salinas
9:00 Soilborne pathogens of lettuce and research updates on Fusarium wilt
Alex Putman, Plant Pathology Extension Specialist, UC Riverside
9:30 Soil disinfestation with steam for weed and disease control
Steve Fennimore, Emeritus Extension Vegetable Weed Specialist, UC Davis
9:45 Break
10:00 Updates from the Salinas Valley pest monitoring network and IPM program
Dylan Beal, IPM entomology advisor, UC Cooperative Extension, Monterey County
10:30 Management of insect pests in lettuce and cole crops - research update
Ian Grettenberger, Extension Entomology Specialist, UC Davis
11:00 2025 Update on thrips and INSV
Daniel Hasegawa, Research Entomologist, USDA-ARS, Salinas
11:30 Monterey County Weed Abatement and INSV
Nathan Fishburn, Agricultural Programs Biologist, Agricultural Commissioner Office, Monterey County
11:45 Q&A, wrap up
12:00 Adjourn
3.5 DPR continued education credits have been requested.
For more information, contact the UCCE Office @ 831-759-7350 or email Yu-Chen Wang (yckwang@ucanr.edu) and Dylan Beal (djbeal@ucanr.edu )
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