2019 Fruit School

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
  • Presentation
  • Video Coverage
     
• UMD & USDA Focus on Strawberry Flavor
  Kim Lewers, Ph.D, USDA-ARS, Research Geneticist
  • Presentation
  • Video Coverage
     
• 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
  • Presentation
  • Video Coverage
     
• Why herbicides will sometimes fail
  Dave Myers, UME, Principal Agent, Anne Arundel County
  • Presentation
  • Video Coverage
     
• 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
  • Presentation
  • Video Coverage
     
• Drivers of honey bee losses
  Dennis van Engelsdorp, Ph.D, UMD Associate Professor, Department of Entomology
  • Presentation
  • Video Coverage
     
• Basics of strawberry disease management and late-season fruit rot in grape
  Mengjun Hu, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Small Fruit Pathology, UMD PSLA
  • Presentation
  • Video Coverage
     
• Pesticide "Hot Topics" for 2019
  Maryland Department of Agriculture Representative
  • Presentation
  • Video Coverage