LODI MEALYBUG & VIRUS OUTREACH MEETING on April 4th!

MARCH 25, 2019.  BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION.

Please join your fellow Lodi growers, PCAs, and others on Thursday, April 4th, 2019 for the MEALYBUG & VIRUS OUTREACH MEETING!  Be sure to RSVP (details below) as lunch is provided.  Everyone is welcome.

Grapevine viruses are expensive, complicated, and confusing, but HELP is on the way.  The upcoming Lodi Mealybug & Virus Outreach Meeting will provide timely, relevant information on nursery ordering, the CDFA Grapevine Registration & Certification Program, red blotch virus, leafroll virus, virus management, mealybugs, ants, and replanting after a virus infection.  This workshop is the result of intense studies by Lodi’s Mealybug Biocontrol and Grapevine Virus Research Focus Groups comprised of volunteer growers, PCAs, scientists, extension personnel, and industry leaders who gather monthly to discuss short and long term strategies to solve our mealybug & virus challenges.  Held at the Cabral Ag Center in Stockton, you’ll learn real-world management tips from special guests Prof. Gerhard Pietersen (leafroll virus expert, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa), Dr. Marc Fuchs (virus expert, Cornell University), Dr. Kent Daane (vine mealybug expert, UCCE), and Dr. James Stamp (planting material quality expert, Stamp Associates).  Attendees will have time to interact with virus testing labs, nurseries, USDA TAP, and mealybug biocontrol companies (including a new drone beetle release company).  It’s imperative that everyone in our industry – growers, PCAs, nurseries, laboratories, wineries, lawmakers, & more – are EDUCATED about the virus situation so that we can continue to produce profitable, quality winegrapes in California.

Suterra will pass out FREE mealybug traps to attendees with instructions on how to use them.

Event details:

Date:  Thursday, April 4th, 2019

Venue:  Cabral Ag Center, 2101 E Earhart Ave #100, Stockton, CA 95206

Time:  8:45am – 1:15pm, lunch included

Cost:  FREE, all are welcome

Credits:  3.5 hrs DPR CE (OTHER) and 3.5 hrs CCA CE (IPM) approved

Agenda:

8:45 – 9:00am:  CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS (DPR & CCA) SIGN-IN.
3.5 hours of DPR CE (OTHER) and 3.5 hours of CCA CE (IPM)

9:00 – 9:15am:  WELCOME & VIRUS OUTREACH PROJECT.
Stephanie Bolton, PhD, Lodi Winegrape Commission

9:15 – 9:45am:  VINE MEALYBUGS.
Kent Daane, PhD, UCCE

9:45 – 10:20am:  VIRUSES.
Marc Fuchs, PhD, Cornell University

10:20 – 10:30am:  COFFEE & NETWORKING BREAK.

10:30 – 11:20am:  LEAFROLL VIRUS MANAGEMENT.
Prof. Gerhard Pietersen, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

11:20 – 11:45am:  PLANTING MATERIAL.
James Stamp, PhD, Stamp Associates

11:45 – 12:05pm: OPEN Q&A SESSION.
Marc Fuchs, Gerhard Pietersen, James Stamp, Chris Storm

12:05 – 12:10pm:  CLOSING REMARKS & TAKE-HOME MESSAGES.
Stephanie Bolton, PhD, Lodi Winegrape Commission

12:10 – 12:30pm:  BREAK OUT SESSIONS with the pros.

• • • Mealybug biocontrol insects
    • Pheromone mating disruption for vine mealybugs
    • Virus testing laboratories
    • Nursery ordering
    • CDFA Clean Grapevine Program/FPS
    • USDA Tree Assistance Program
    • Ant control

 12:15 – 1:15pm:  CATERED LUNCH & DESSERT

For more info:  Contact Stephanie Bolton at stephanie@lodiwine.com.

Please RSVP to Christina at the Lodi Winegrape Commission: 209.367.4727 or lwwc@lodiwine.com.

 

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