Thur May 8 @ 3-4:30 pm

Henry Building 120 Cottage Ave Cashmere WA

Join us for a discussion of thresholds, mites and beneficial plantings.

Invited speakers

• Achour Amiri, WSU Plant Pathology
• Michael Trier, Xerces Society
• Adrian Marshal, USDA-ARS (tentative)

Topics

• Understanding your scouting network output and thresholds
• IPM sprays coming up
• Discussion of Box Elder Bugs/ Stink Bugs
• Flower plantings for natural enemies
• Preventing Fruit Rots

Agenda

3:00-3:05 pm              Update from IPM vs Conv comparisons – Robert Curtis

3:05-3:10 pm              Scouting Network Outputs, Thresholds, 1200-1600 PPDD sprays -Tianna DuPont

3:10-3:25 pm              Discussion of Box Elder Bugs/ Stink Bugs – Adrian Marshall, USDA-ARS

3:25-3:35 pm              Preventing Fruit Rots – Achour Amiri, WSU

3:35-3:45 pm              Beneficial Plantings – Michael Trier, Xerces

3:45-4:30 pm              Discussion

The Pear Pest Management Discussion Group is designed for Washington and Oregon pear growers, consultants and researchers to learn from each other.