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San Diego CAPCA / UC Riverside Entomology Conference – Sept. 12
September 12, 2018 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
The California Association of Pest Control Advisors (CAPCA) and University of California, Riverside are hosting the 2018 Entomology Conference at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido.
Dr. Dave Morgan from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) will be presenting Progress on Biocontrol Efforts Targeting the Asian Citrus Psyllid in California from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. A number of speakers in the pest management industry will also address important topics such as regulatory updates, legislative and funding efforts, invasive species treatment and management, and more.
A full list of speakers and topics provided below:
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| 8:00 a.m. | Welcome |
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| 8:05 a.m. | Regulations Update Nancy Wickus, Pesticide Regulation Program, San Diego Agriculture Department Weights and Measures |
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| 8:45 a.m. | Legislative Efforts to Boost Funding for Invasive Species Management and Research Efforts in California John Kabashima, UC Cooperative Extension, Orange County |
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| 9:30 a.m. | A New Pest Threat for California?: Biology and Management of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Ricky Lara, UC Riverside |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Break |
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| 10:30 a.m. | Progress on Biocontrol Efforts Targeting Asian Citrus Psyllid in California David Morgan, CDFA |
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| 11:15 a.m. | Conservation Biocontrol to Promote Natural Enemy Activity in Vineyards and Citrus Orchards Nicola Irvin, UC Riverside |
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| Noon | Lunch |
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| 1:00 p.m. | Updates on the South American Palm Weevil Invasion in San Diego County Mark Hoddle, UC Riverside |
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| 1:45 p.m. | Monitoring Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Populations for Pesticide Resistance Frank Byrne, UC Riverside |
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| 2:30 p.m. | Push-Pull: Advances in Attract and Kill and Repel for Management of Pest Insects Agenor Mafra-Neto, ISCA-Tech |
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| 3:15 p.m. | Advanced Pheromone Delivery Systems for Pest Mating Disruption in Fruit and Nut Crops Jamie Garofalo, Suterra |
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| 4:00 p.m. | Meeting Adjourns |