2017 Bay Area Fruit School

February 17, 2017
Wye Research and Education Center - Conference Room

• Dr. Christopher Walsh, Professor UMD, Plant Science and Landscape Architecture
  • Fruit Maturity and Quality of New Apple Varieties Grown in High-Density Systems
  • Apple Tree Architecture: More Profitable Orchards (But what about fireblight?)
  • Video coverage of both presentations

• Dr. Frank Gouin, Professor Emeritus UMD
  • Compost, Wood Chips and the Nutritional Needs of Blueberry Plants
  • Video coverage - Part 1
  • Video coverage - Part 2

• Dr. Kari Peters, Assistant Professor, Tree Fruit Pathology, Penn State University
  • Disease Management Considerations for 2017
  • Video coverage 
  • Diseases for the Fruit Grower Radar
  • Video coverage

• Brent Short and Tracy Leskey, Entomology USDA-ARS Applachian Fruit Research Station
  • Pheromone-Based Monitoring and Management of the Brown Marmorated Stick Bug

• Kevin Rice and Tracey Leskey, Entomology USDA-ARS Applachian Fruit Research Station
  • Development of a Attract and Kill Strategy for Spotted Wing Drosphila
  • Video coverage

• Dr. Kelly Hamby, Assistant Professor, UMD Department of Entomology
  • Current Research on Spotted Wing Drosphila Management in Small Fruits
  • Video coverage

• Rob Hofstetter, MDA, Pesticide Regulation
  • Pesticide "Hot Topics" 2017
  • Video coverage