Nursery & Floriculture Research & Education

Entomology Conference 2012

Presented by - University of California Cooperative Extension, California Association of Pest Control Advisors, and the Department of Entomology at UC Riverside

Sept 19, 2012

Moderators Mr. Jim Bethke and Dr. Mark Hoddle

Management of Invasive Species in Landscapes

        Speaker:Dr. Timothy D. Paine, Department of Entomology, University of California Riverside

What Impacts are Our Chemical Pest Control Efforts Having on Honey Bees?

        Speaker: Dr. Frank Byrne, Department of Entomology, University of California Riverside

European Pepper Moth: A New Invasive Pest

        Speaker: Mr. Jim Bethke, University of California Cooperative Extension, San Diego and Riverside Counties

How Effective is Sharpshooter Control at Limiting Pierce's Disease Spread?

        Speaker: Dr. Matt Daugherty, Department of Entomology, University of California Riverside

Establishment of Tamarixia, a Parasitoid of Asian Citrus Psyllid

        Speaker:  Dr. Mark Hoddle, Department of Entomology, University of California Riverside

Update on Recent Nursery Pests

        Speaker: Dr. John Kabashima, Environmental Horticulture Advisor, Orange and Los Angeles Counties

Bagrada Bug: Biology, Host Range, and Effects on Cole Crops

        Speaker: Dr. Darcy Reed, Department of Entomology, University of California Riverside

        Handout: Bagrada Bug (Bagrada hilaris): Serious Invasive Pest of Cole Crops and Mustard Greens

Use of Chemical Ecology to Solve Pest Management Issues

        Speaker:  Dr. Jocelyn Millar, Department of Entomology, University of California Riverside

        Handout: Use of Chemical Ecology for Detection and Management of Insect Pests

The Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer, Euwallacea fornicatus, a New Invasive Pest in Southern California

       Speaker: Dr. Richard Stouthamer, Department of Entomology, University of California Riverside

Citrus Pests: Web Resources

        Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Grafton-Cardwell, Extension Specialist?, Center Director at the Lindcove Research & Extension Center, Department of Entomology, UC Riverside

        Handout: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA CITRUS IPM RESOURCES 2012

Efforts to Biologically Control Olive Fruit Fly

        Speaker: Dr. Marshall Johnson, Department of Entomology, University of California Riverside

Pesticide Residues and the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter

        Speaker: Dr. Rick Redak, Chair of the Department of Entomology, University of California Riverside

Essential Oils as Novel Tools for the Control of Snails and Slugs

        Speaker: Dr. Rory McDonnell, Department of Entomology, University of California Riverside