Madison-Rappahannock Area Fruit School
February 16, 2012
Graves’ Mountain Lodge

8:30 a.m. Registration

Welcome and Introductions
 
8:45 a.m. Spray Bulletin Update / New Chemistries: Pesticide Regulatory Update and Label Changes, Extension Tree Fruit Specialists

9:15 a.m. News from the Disease Management Front,  Dr. Keith Yoder, Pathologist, Virginia Tech

9:50 a.m. Incidence and Distributino of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Injury in Tree Fruits in 2011,
 Dr. Shimat Joseph, Post doc, Virginia Tech

10:20 a.m. Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Mangement Update for 2012,
  Dr. Chris Bergh, Entomologist, Virginia Tech

10:50 a.m. Spotted wing drosophila, a new invasive fruit pest,  Dr. Doug Pfeiffer, Entomologist, Virginia Tech

11:20 a.m.  Eric Day's BMSB Impact Survey, a Multistate Project,  Dr. Doug Pfeiffer, Entomologist, Virginia Tech

11:50 a.m.   What's new with Apple Fruit Thinning?  Dr. Greg Peck, Extension Fruit Horticulturist, Virginia Tech

12:20 p.m.  USDA Pest Recording Requirements for Tree Fruit Growers, Tommy Williams, Pesticide Program Specialist, USDA

12:30  Lunch - Recognize Sponsors

Adjourn

Displays: Pesticide Safety: Personnel Protective Equipment, VCE
 
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