Thursday July 31, 2025

9-11:30 am

Location 1: 10 Ellisforde Bridge Rd

Location 2: 48.755682, -119.412187

Topics

• Netting for Codling Moth Management
• Preventing Post Harvest Rots
• Precision Irrigation
• Sprayer Optimization
• Pear IPM

Speakers

• Sam Godwin, Box Canyon Orchards
• Dani Gray, WSU Extension
• Achour Amiri, WSU Plant Pathology
• Adrian Marshall, USDA-ARS
• Rebecca Schmidt Jeffris, USDA-ARS

Agenda

9:00-9:20 am                 Netting – Adding a Codling Moth Tool to the Toolbox – Sam Godwin, Adrian Marshall, Rebecca Schmidt-Jeffris

Pluses, minuses and cost benefit compared to standard programs.

9:20-9:40 am                 Codling Moth Research Updates and Reminders – Dani Gray, WSU Extension

9:40-10:00 am               Preventing Post Harvest Rots – Achour Amiri, WSU Plant Pathology

Amiri will describe which key sanitation and preharvest sprays were most successful in recent trials.

10:00-10:20 am            Precision Irrigation

Drive to location 2

10:40 -11:20 am           Sprayer Optimization Demo – Pape Machinery, Josh Brazil, NWW

Matching air volume and direction to the canopy size and shape is a critical technique of improving spray coverage. We will show how changing pressure, fan speed, and tractor speed affect coverage.

11:20-11:30 am            Thresholds and Natural Enemies for Pear IPM – Tianna DuPont, WSU Extension

Identify key natural enemies in pear orchards from live specimens. Compare your current pest and natural enemy numbers to economic thresholds.

11:30 am                         Lunch – Join us for sponsored lunch!

Contact

Jason Unruh, Okanogan Horticultural Association, okanoganhort@gmail.com, (509) 429-0648