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Agenda

7:45                 Check-in and pick up materials

8:30-9:20        Welcome and overview (Ballroom)

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

9:25-10:30      Breakout 1*

10:35-11:40    Breakout 2*

11:40-12:20    Lunch

12:20-1:00      How We Are Making a Difference
Speaker: Lauren Snowden, Statewide Training Coordinator, UC Master Gardener Program

1:05-2:10        Breakout 3*

2:10-2:20        Break

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

  • Interactive Post-training Survey
  • Bringing what you learned today back to your counties
    • Toolkit overview
    • Group brainstorm & discussion
  • 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: Karey Windbiel-Rojas, M.S. in Integrated Pest Management, Associate Director Urban & Community IPM
  • 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: Belinda Messenger-Sikes, Ph.D. in Plant Pathology, Urban Writer/Editor
  • Vertebrate pests - Diagnosis of damage and solutions for vertebrate pests of vegetable gardens. Presenter: Elaine Lander, M.S. in Entomology, Urban IPM Educator