Virtual IPM Orchard Scout Training 2

Join us for a second live, virtual training on scouting of major insect pests of apple orchards. 

Anna Wallis (NYSIPM Program), Mike Basedow (CCE ENYCHP), and Janet van Zoeren (CCE LOFT), will broadcast from orchards in their region to discuss best practices for monitoring.

This is a follow-up to our first training on April 15. You can view the recording of that training on NYSIPM's YouTube channel.

• Virtual Orchard IPM Scout Training #1 (YouTube)

When: Tuesday June 25: 1:30–3 p.m.
Where: Join Zoom meeting on June 25, at 1:30 p.m. No registration necessary.

Who is this for? Farmers, farm employees, and industry members with IPM & pest management responsibilities, looking for new or refresher training.

Credits: 1.25 DEC Credits available. 

• If you would like to receive credits:
  • Send a photocopy of your license to Anna Wallis at aew232 [at] cornell.edu (aew232[at]cornell[dot]edu). 
  • You will also need to attend the entire meeting and complete the pre- and post-survey to confirm your participation.

Topics will include:

• Identifying spring and summer diseases
•  Monitoring for insects including:
  •  plum curculio (PC)
  • woolly apple aphid (WAA)
  • San Jose scale (SJS)
  • obliquebanded leafroller (OBLR)
  • apple leafcurling midge (ALCM).

Agenda

• 1:30 p.m.—Welcome, DEC Credits
• 1:40 p.m.—Anna Wallis: Diseases and mites
• 2 p.m.—Janet van Zoeren: PC, WAA
• 2:20 p.m.—Mike Basedow: SJS, OBLR, ALCM
• 2:40 p.m.—Questions & end with DEC credits
• 3 p.m.—End