- Author: Cris L. Johnson
Anna Howell, UC Ventura County Cooperative Entension's staff researcher and entomologist, will join UC advisors and California agricultural experts for a "Mite Pest Management in Strawberry" meeting in Salinas, California.
Presentations include management of destructive mites, chemical and alternative options for control and identification of mites.
Speakers will also focus on the two-spotted spider mite and Lewis Mite. Anna Howell has been part of a research project studying the Lewis Mite which has been known to cause damage in strawberry and raspberry crops. The two-spotted spider mite causes damage to strawberry in coastal areas.
Growers interested in attending:
Date: Thursday, June 27, 2013
Time: 7:30 am to 11:00 am
Location:
UC Cooperative Extension Augitorium
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA
Contact: Dr. Shimat Joesph, (831) 759-7359 or svjoseph@ucdavis.edu
View the agenda here.
- Author: Cris L. Johnson
The meeting is a day of presentations and discussions on topics related to insects. Dr. Downer, an expert plant pathologist, will talk about insects that damage oaks. Bee expert, Anna Howell, will contribute a talk on using native bees for pollination.
Four hours of DPR CEU's are applied for.
Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location:
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
301 N. Baldwin Ave.
Arcadia, CA 91007
Registration: At the door. Free for members. $15 for nonmembers.
Contact: Jim Downer, 805-645-1458
For more information see the flyer here.
Learn more about the Entomological Association of Southern California here.
- Author: Cris L. Johnson
Here attendees will be able to visit stations staffed by UCCE experts who will speak on a variety of topics of interest to growers and horticulturists. The structure is informal and will allow for easy interchange between speakers and attendees.
Each station will feature informational talks on the following subjects:
- Effect of compost on long term disease control and fertility of soils in peppers
- Cultural management of Prime Ark 45 Blackberry
- Differential plant response of salts in summer strawberry
- Subtropical fruit collection
- Herbicide efficacy and safety in drip-irrigated celery
- Water quality and sensors
- Effect of pruning in landscape roses
Continous education credits from the Department of Pesticide Regulation and VCAILG credits have been requested.
The agenda with more details about the event can be found here.
For more information about the UC Hansen Agricultural Center, please click here.
- Author: Chris M. Webb
On Saturday March 26, UC Hansen Agricultural Center will offer a free educational presentation, titled Beefriending Your Local Bees.
From the Hansen site:
“Scientists estimate that one third of the world's food crops and four-fifths of its flowering plants depend on some form of insect pollination, mainly by bees. Yet honeybees and native bees around the globe are declining in numbers.
Discover the fascinating world of bees, pollination and its impact on eco and agricultural systems, observe collections of native bees and demonstration on how to build native bee nests.”
UCCE’s Anna Howell will be presenting. While the presentation is free, reservations are required. Details and reservation instructions can be found here.
- Author: Chris M. Webb
Anna Howell has recently begun work as a lab assistant in the Ventura County Cooperative Extension office. Ms. Howell received a Masters degree in Entomology from the University of Arizona.
Her graduate research focused on the conservation of native bees in the Sonoran Desert and how habit fragmentation is affecting their populations. More recently she has been focusing on population status of native bees and how they will be affected by increased urbanization and habitat destruction. She is passionate about sharing her knowledge of native pollinators and is available for talks and lectures. To learn more about Anna and native bees check out her blog, Anna’s Bee World blog.
For her work here at the UCCE office, she will be assisting Oleg Daugovish and Maren Mochizuki with strawberry production research and education outreach.
We are happy to have such a knowledgeable and enthusiastic addition to our office!