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Summer Insect Management in Cherry - Keeping Covered for SWD




Event Details

Date

June 29, 2020

Time

12pm - 1pm

Location

Zoom Meeting

Host

Cornell Cooperative Extension Lake Ontario Fruit Program

Craig Kahlke
5858-735-5448
cjk37@cornell.edu

Event Registration



Please join us for a webinar to learn about managing spotted wing drosophila and fruit flies in cherries this summer!

Title: Summer insect management in cherry - keeping covered for SWD

Timing: Monday June 29th, noon-1pm

Registration link: https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_I4pJnTqkToiiNGTtXqGB_g

Organized by Lake Ontario Fruit program and NYS IPM. Proudly sponsored by FMC and Valent USA.

 

                        







Agenda:

10 min: Intro, sponsorship, SWD biology basics - Janet van Zoeren

15 min: SWD management in tart cherry - Juliet Carroll

20 min: Managing cherry fruit fly, black cherry fruit fly, and European cherry fruit fly - Art Agnello

15 min: Questions and answer 

As SWD has now been trapped in most locations across the state, and fruit begins to blush, it's time to be sure to keep a tight control schedule in any orchard with SWD pressure. Join us for this webinar, organized by LOF and NYS IPM and sponsored by Valent and FMC, where we will discuss the best management tactics to combine control for SWD and fruit flies in cherry and other crops.

This event is free, but pre-registration is required. Once you register, you will receive and email with a password, which will be required to login. 

Any questions or concerns with registration please direct to Craig Kahlke at cjk37@cornell.edu.



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Check out the recordings of some recent webinars and/or conference materials from in person events: Recordings and Playlists are available at https://www.youtube.com/c/LakeOntarioFruitProgram

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Your answers could help find the solution to tree decline in the orchard.

Food Safety Virtual Office Hours

Cornell Institute of Food Safety "Virtual Office Hours", Tuesdays Noon to 1pm https://cals.cornell.edu/institute-for-food-safety/resources/virtual-office-hours

Past recorded virtual office hours can be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZJs5b7KUuvfcquH3ZtQHo5dSmF2m5MdQ


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Now available Pollinator Resource Links


Meeting Recordings Now Available

Did you miss the recent meeting?  Check and see if we recorded it and added it to our website or Lake Ontario Fruit Program YouTube Channel.

Honeycrisp Meetup recordings available here.

Why are my trees growing so poorly? recording available here.

Additional Recorded Webinars listing with recording and resource link are available at



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For more information on this survey please visit http://blogs.cornell.edu/swd1/2020/12/02/new-weed-management-technology/


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