2019 Bay Area Fruit School - February 22, 2019
Wye Research Education Center Conference Room
- Welcome/Program Overview
Michael Newell, Wye Research and Education Center
- Spotted Winged Drosophilia(SWD)/fungal pathogen interactions and update on the Spotted lanternfly
Maggie Lewis, Ph.D student, Hambry Lab, UMD Department of Entomology - UMD & USDA Focus on Strawberry Flavor
Kim Lewers, Ph.D, USDA-ARS, Research Geneticist - Late-planting of day neutral strawberries using low tunnel and open bed regimes
Naveen Kumar, Ph.D, UMES, Assistant Professor of Horticulture and Extension Specialist - Why herbicides will sometimes fail
Dave Myers, UME, Principal Agent, Anne Arundel County - 2018 Season surprises: Tree fruit soil-borne disease for the grower radar
Kari Peter, Ph.D, Penn State University, Assistant Research Professor, Tree Fruit Pathology- Presentation
- Video Coverage
- Optimizing tree fruit disease management strategies for a very wet season
Kari Peter, Ph.D, Penn State University, Assistant Research Professor, Tree Fruit Pathology - Drivers of honey bee losses
Dennis van Engelsdorp, Ph.D, UMD Associate Professor, Department of Entomology - Basics of strawberry disease management and late-season fruit rot in grape
Mengjun Hu, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Small Fruit Pathology, UMD PSLA - Pesticide "Hot Topics" for 2019
Maryland Department of Agriculture Representative