Feb. 13, 2013
Godfrey will open the all-day session by speaking on "Egyptian Alfalfa Weevil Management" at 8:30 a.m. He will co-lead two sessions in the afternoon with Vonny Barlow on "Insect Identification and Diagnosis."
The conference is geared for pest control advisors, IPM professionals, alfalfa producers and managers and Extension professionals. The focus is on the wide diversity of pest organisms. Experts from California and Arizona will speak. California has more than a million acres of alfalfa in production.
The schedule:
7:30 a.m. Registration
8:15 Welcoming Remarks-Dr. Pete Goodell and Dr. Vonny Barlow
8:30 Egyptian Alfalfa Weevil Management-Dr. Larry Godfrey, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Department of Entomology and Nematology at UC Davis
9:00 Leafhopper Management in Alfalfa-Dr. Vonny M. Barlow, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Riverside County, entomology
9:30 Economically Important Plant Pathogens in Alfalfa-Dr. Mike Matheron, Extension Plant Pathologist and Research Scientist, University of Arizona, Department of Plant Sciences
10:00 Nematodes Affecting Alfalfa-Dr. Antoon Ploeg, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Department of Nematology at UC Riverside
10:30 Break (Sponsored)
10:45 Laws and Regulatory Issues Related to Alfalfa Production-Dr. Brian Bret, Regulatory Manager, Dow AgroSciences LLC
11:30 Managing Rodents in Southern California Alfalfa Fields-Mr. Andre Biscaro, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor in Los Angeles County, agriculture and environmental issues
11:45 Weed Control Issues in Desert Areas of Southern California-Mr. Tim Hays, Pest Control Advisor, Wilbur Ellis Co.
12:00 p.m. Lunch (Sponsored)
1:00 Importance of Alfalfa Variety Selection and Stand Establishment to an IPM Program-Dr. Dan Putnam, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Department of Plant Sciences at UC Davis, alfalfa and forage
1:30 Bringing it All Together: Year Round IPM Program in Alfalfa-Dr. Pete Goodell, UC Cooperative Extension Advisor at UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Statewide IPM Program
Afternoon sessions
Insect Identification and Diagnostics: Larry Godfrey, Vonny Barlow
Alfalfa Field Diagnostics: Tim Hays and Dan Putnam
4:00 Discussion
4:15 Adjourn
Registration is $80 (until Feb. 21). On-site registration is $100. See details.
--Kathy Keatley Garvey
Communications specialist
UC Davis Department of Entomology
(530) 754-6894