On March 21, 2011 the Ventura County ACP-HLB Task Force sponsored a workshop for citrus growers, nursery operators and pest control advisors.

The presentations from the workshop have been archived on our website with sound. Titles and presenters are as follows:

• ACP update and overview of treatment protocol for commercial orchards: Beth Grafton-Cardwell, IPM Specialist and Research Entomologist, University of California’s Kearney Agricultural Center, and Director of Lindcove Research and Extension Center.
• Research update regarding biocontrol of psyllids: Raju Pandey, UC Riverside Department of Entomology.
• Research update regarding chemical control of psyllids: Joseph Morse, UC Riverside Department of Entomology.

Please click here to access the workshop recordings.

Asian citrus psyllid infestation. Photo by M.E. Rodgers.