A recent Ventura County ACP-HLB Task Force sponsored webinar was held, the topics and speakers listed below The PDF's from the speakers are available online
Webinar Agenda 8-13-20
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9:30 a.m. |
Welcome, and update on status of HLB in California: Leslie Leavens, chair, Ventura County ACP-HLB Task Force. |
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9:45 a.m. |
Update on area-wide participation rates and CDFA buffer treatments: Sandra Zwaal, Ventura County Grower Liaison |
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10 a.m. |
Final report on 2017-2020 ACP surveying project in Ventura County, and overview of Phase Two research: Beth Grafton-Cardwell, IPM Specialist and Research Entomologist, University of California-Riverside, and Director of Lindcove Research and Extension Center (retired); and Monique Rivera, Assistant Extension Specialist, Department of Entomology, UC Riverside. |
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10:40 a.m. |
Final report on deployment of detection canines to scout Ventura County commercial groves for evidence of early HLB infection: John Krist, CEO, Farm Bureau of Ventura County. |
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11 a.m. |
Implications of canine detection data for HLB management in Ventura County commercial citrus: Neil McRoberts, western regional director, National Plant Diagnostic Network, and professor of plant pathology, UC Davis. |
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11:30 a.m. |
Adjourn |
For more information, contact us by email at taskforce@farmbureauvc.com.
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