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Field Day Prevention of Little Cherry Virus and X-disease Phytoplasma in Nursery Operations
September 19, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
When: September 19, 2022 @ 10:00 to 12:30 pm
Where: Gold Crown Nursery 15010 Road 8 NW, Quincy, WA
Who: For nursery operators, staff and fieldstaff who work with nurseries. Open to all.
10:00 am Introduction (Corina Serban)
10:10 am Risk Assessment and Sourcing Clean Material (Scott Harper)
10:15 am BMPs for Sampling Mother Blocks Demonstration (Scott Harper, Corina Serban)
10:30 am Discussion
11:00 am Leafhopper Vector and Weed ID Activity (Tianna DuPont, Abby Clarke, Katlyn Catron, Adrian Marshall, Cesar Reyes)
11:20 am Leafhopper Vector Management (Tobin Northfield)
11:40 am Tour/ Discussion of Potential for Netting for Leafhopper Exclusion (Dale Goldy)
12:00 pm Discussion
12:20 pm Closing
12:30 pm Lunch *RSVP for lunch and networking. We will have sandwiches for you.
Contacts
Corina Serban, WSU Extension (509) 574-1595 corina.serban@wsu.edu
Tianna DuPont, WSU Extension (509) 713-5346 tianna.dupont@wsu.edu