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Agenda

7:45                Check-in and pick up materials

8:30-9:20        Welcome and overview (Main room)
                       Karey Windbiel-Rojas, UC Statewide IPM Program

  • Brief introduction to UC IPM
  • Overview of schedule and logistic
  • Interactive Pre-training Survey
  • Concepts of IPM
  • Diagnosing pest problems
  • UC IPM Resources
  • Example case study

 

9:30-10:40      Breakout 1*

10:45-11:30    How We Are Making a Difference (Main room)
                       Presenter: Lauren Snowden, Statewide Master Gardener Program

11:30-12:15    Lunch

12:15-1:10      Breakout 2*

1:15-2:10        Breakout 3*

2:10-2:20        Break

2:20-3:45        Wrap up and survey (Main Room)

  • Bringing what you learned today back to your counties
    • Toolkits
    • Small Group Discussion
  • Interactive Post-training Survey
  • Evaluation

3:45                Adjourn

 

*Breakout sessions: Participants will be divided into 3 groups and will attend each session in a rotating schedule. Each group will investigate case studies in the following areas:

  • Vegetable insect pests – Diagnosis and identification of common insect pests found in vegetable gardens and recommended IPM solutions. Presenter: Dr. Kris E. Tollerup, IPM Cooperative Extension Advisor
  • Abiotic disorders and vegetable diseases - Diagnosis and identification of common abiotic disorders of vegetable crops, vegetable diseases, and recommendations for sound integrated pest management solutions. Presenter: Dr. Beth L. Teviotdale, Plant Pathology Cooperative Extension Specialist, Emeritus
  • Vertebrate pests - Diagnosis of damage and solutions for vertebrate pests of vegetable gardens. Presenter: Dr. Roger A. Baldwin, Human-Wildlife Interactions Cooperative Extension Specialist

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