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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