Be a part of us for a GrowON webinar tomorrow (Tuesday Could thirtieth) on potential options for Thrips parvisipinus from “boots on the bottom” people. This contains technical reps, business consultants, and extension specialists.
Learn on for extra data and register.
What:
Earlier webinars (from the College of Florida on Could 4th and the Horticultural Analysis Institute on Could tenth) have introduced you essential data on the historical past and unfold of this pest, monitoring suggestions, and potential pesticide choices from lab-based exams.
With this webinar, we need to provide you with potential IPM options primarily based on discipline observations and on-farm trials. Though we’re a great distance away from a tried-and-true IPM program for T. parvispinus, each success – and failure – within the discipline may also help information different growers.
When:
Tuesday Could thirtieth, from 12-1:30pm.
The place:
Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FR-qlIs-RUO_X1hoJynAnw
Any points with registration will be directed to sarah.jandricic@ontario.ca
Who:
12:00 – 12:05 pm : Welcome and Intro by Dr. Sarah Jandricic, OMAFRA.
12:05- 12:25 pm: Suzanne Wainwright-Evans, Buglady Consulting. For the previous 25 years, Suzanne (buglady@bugladyconsulting.com) has offered knowledgeable horticultural/entomological recommendation to the business. She focuses on organic management, IPM, pesticides, biopesticides, organics, and sustainable pest administration. Her crop focuses embrace ornamentals, hashish, hemp, and herbs/greens.
Discuss: “Identification, injury and biocontrol choices for T. parvispinus in decorative crops”. Description: with a wealth of images, the Buglady will train you what to search for to find out when you have Parvispinus in your farm. She’ll additionally focus on potential biocontrol choices, from mites to nematodes.
12:25-12:45 pm :Steven Arthurs: Technical Gross sales Specialist at BIOBEE USA. Dr. Arthurs is an Entomologist with 20+ years’ tutorial and business expertise in arthropod pest administration and plant safety. Steven’s present work focuses on implementing and increasing the usage of helpful arthropods in each horticultural and open discipline crops.
Discuss: “Thrips parvispinus, experiences from the sphere and potential biocontrols“. Description: Dr. Arthurs will share preliminary observations of utilizing helpful mites and bugs to regulate T. parvispinus within the nursery (gardenia and mandevilla). He may also cowl the doubtless compatibility of such beneficials with pesticides presently getting used in opposition to T. parvispinus and focus on potential methods that is likely to be simpler for sustainable management of this pest.
12: 45 – 1:15 pm: Sarah Jandricic, Greenhouse Floriculture IPM Specialist, OMAFRA. Dr. Sarah Jandricic has labored in floriculture IPM for over 25 years in academia, business and authorities. Her work focuses on long-term, economical options for each pests and illnesses plaguing floriculture growers.
Discuss: “An IPM program for T. parvispinus in mandevilla: outcomes of an on-farm trial”. Description: This speak will cowl efforts to regulate this pest with mass trapping, organic management and chemical pesticides over 8 months in a greenhouse in Ontario, Canada. We’ll focus on what labored and what didn’t, considerations over pesticide resistance, in addition to what we’re attempting this 12 months.
1:15 – 1:30pm: Q&A Interval.
