The University of California Cooperative Extension and the Almond Pest Management Alliance present:

 Winter Almond Pest Management Alliance Seminar

Thursday, January 9, 2003

8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

Elks Lodge/Manzanita Place, Chico

 Program

* The PMA project in Butte County:  2002 results, & lessons learned by the Almond Pest Management Alliance

Carolyn Pickel, UC Area IPM Farm Advisor

* Effective weed management while minimizing herbicides

Anil Shrestha, UCIPM Weed Ecologist, Kearney Ag Center, Parlier

* Weed Identification Workshop

Anil Shrestha

Break…………..

* Update on Almond Leaf Scorch

Joe Connell, UC Farm Advisor Butte County

* Ant Monitoring Observations and subsequent damage results

Sara Smith, Almond PMA

* Impact of the Almond PMA project and Future Directions

Mark Looker, PMA Administrator for the Almond Board of California

Directions...

Take 99 North or South to Chico. Exit at East Ave. At the end of the off-ramp head east (toward the Sierra Nevada mountains) on East Avenue. Continue for approximately four miles. The Elks Lodge is at the corner of East & Manzanita, on the right side.

OR......

On Hwy 32 heading east to Chico, in Chico, turn left (east) at the intersection of Hwy 32 & East Ave. Continue on East Ave.

The Elks Lodge is at the corner of East &

Manzanita, on the right side.

* 2 hours continuing education   credits requested.

* Continental breakfast served

Please RSVP to Ronna

by Tuesday, January 7^th.

Call 538-7201.

Dormant Spray??

 Sample 100 dormant spurs from your orchard and bring them to the meeting if you want help in evaluating the need for a dormant spray.