2015 California Nursery Conference

October 22, 2015

Southern California Edison Energy Education Center
6090 N. Irwindale Avenue
Irwindale CA 91702

NURSERY DISEASES, PESTS, AND POLICIES
HOW THEY AFFECT YOU AND HOW TO SURVIVE THEM

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8:00 am Welcome	Loren Oki Ph.D., Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis John Kabashima Ph.D., UCCE Orange County

8:10 am Session I	Moderator: Loren Oki

Timing weed management techniques for optimal control Inexpensive, safe, and easy to use pest control options Overview of insect pests affecting greenhouse and nursery production	Cheryl Wilen Ph.D. UCCE San Diego County, Area IPM Advisor Dustin Meador Ph.D. Center For Applied Horticultural Research Shimat Joseph Ph.D. UCCE Monterey County

10:10 am Session II	Moderator: John Kabashima

Light brown apple moth Status of Light Brown Apple Moth Quarantines in California A growers perspective of the LBAM quarantine and its potential expansion within the State	Steve Tjosvold UCCE Santa Cruz Duane Schnabl CDFA Mike Babineau Village Nurseries

1:20 pm Session II	Moderator: Loren Oki

Polyphagous shot hole borer as an emerging risk in nursery and landscape trees Biology and control of Euwallacea sp., the vector of Fusarium dieback disease in California nursery landscape trees (NOTE: Kabshima and Paine presentations are together in the above presentation) Sharpshooters and whiteflies: What’s new in ornamental research Asian citrus psyllid and citrus greening/huonglongbing	John Kabashima Ph.D. UCCE Orange County Timothy Paine Ph.D. Department of Entomology, UC Riverside Richard Redak Ph.D. Department of Entomology, UC Riverside James Bethke UCCE San Diego and Riverside Counties

3:30 pm Adjourn