Spring Pest Management Alliance

Field Day

Cosponsored by UC Cooperative Extension and

the Almond Pest Management Alliance

Arakelian Farms, Livingston, CA

Thursday, May 27^th, 1999

Program:

8:30-9 a.m.Signup and Refreshments

9:00 Welcome, Lonnie Hendricks, Farm Advisor and David Arakelian, Arakelian Farms and Del Rio Nut Company

9:15 Overview of the Almond Pest Management Alliance (PMA) Program

Mark Looker (or Chris Heintz)

9:30 Dormant spray tests and insect monitoring in this orchard

Lonnie Hendricks, Farm Advisor Merced County

9:50 Pesticide runoff studies

Frank G. Zalom, Statewide IPM Project

10:15 Almond disease summary for 1999

Roger Duncan, Farm Advisor Stanislaus County

10:40 Ants in almonds and 1999 ant control projects

Walt Bentley, Area IPM Advisor

11:15 Research on owl nesting boxes and owl feeding habits

Steve Simmons, Merced High ROP instructor