Spring Almond PMA Field Day

Friday, May 19, 2000

4519 Blue Gum Avenue, Modesto

Co-sponsored by the University of California Cooperative Extension and the Almond Pest Management Alliance.

Roger Duncan, UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor, Stanislaus County offers an Update On Local Field Trial Comparing "Traditional" Dormant And In-Season Sprays To "Softer" Pest Management Programs.

Walt Bentley, IPM Entomologist, UC Kearney Agricultural Center, discusses Sampling Techniques and Treatment Thresholds for Web-Spinning Mites and Biology and Control of the Peach Tree Borer.

Almond Silver Leaf Disease – An Emerging Threat in the North San Joaquin Valley? is discussed by Jim Adaskavag, left, UC Riverside as farm advisor Roger Duncan holds up examples of affected limbs.