Innovations in Tree Fruit Integrated Pest Management from Coast to Coast

Organizer(s)

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  Kelsey Tobin

  Assistant Professor
  University of Idaho
  Moscow, Idaho
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  Monique Rivera

  Assistant Professor
  Entomology
  Cornell University
  Genava, New York

Discover the latest innovations in tree fruit IPM with experts sharing cutting-edge research on monitoring, trapping, and sustainable control strategies. This session will explore practical solutions for tackling key pests in fruit production while fostering discussion on emerging challenges. Attendees will gain actionable insights to enhance IPM in orchard systems.

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Pacific

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Kelsey Tobin – University of Idaho
• 1:35 PM - 1:50 PM Pacific

  Evaluating the push-pull management strategy for ambrosia beetles in eastern apple orchards
  

  Presenting Author: Kelsey Tobin – University of Idaho

  Co-Author: Monique Rivera – Cornell University
• 1:50 PM - 2:10 PM Pacific

  A novel new tool to improve conservation biological control against pear psylla in Oregon
  

  Presenting Author: Christopher Adams – Oregon State University
• 2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Pacific

  Cooperative implementation programs benefit alternative pest management practices: The science of adopting pheromone mating disruption in tree and nut crops
  

  Presenting Author: Peter McGhee – Pacific Biocontrol
• 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Pacific

  Semiochemicals across the country: Comparing the role of semiochemicals in Eastern and Western tree fruit systems
  

  Presenting Author: Thomas Martin – Trece Inc.

  Co-Author: Brent Short – Trece Inc.
• 2:50 PM - 3:05 PM Pacific

  The tangler: Weapons of mass disruption
  

  Presenting Author: Kelsey Benthall – Ridge Quest Inc.
• 3:05 PM - 3:20 PM Pacific

  Predicting pest phenology: A climate-based model for Drosophila suzukii detection
  

  Presenting Author: Blake Dawson – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Julianna K. Wilson – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Steven Van Timmeren – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Heather Leach – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Rufus Isaacs – Michigan State University
• 3:20 PM - 3:35 PM Pacific

  Break
• 3:35 PM - 3:50 PM Pacific

  Rooted in resistance: Prunus rootstocks as a defense against peachtree borer (Synanthedon exitiosa) in peach orchards
  

  Presenting Author: Adam Schacherer – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Ted Cottrell – USDA, ARS

  Co-Author: Dario Chavez – University of Georgia

  Co-Author: Brett Blaauw – University of Georgia
• 3:50 PM - 4:10 PM Pacific

  Evaluating attractants as decision support tools for plum curculio management
  

  Presenting Author: Laura Nixon – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Tracy C. Leskey – United States Department of Agriculture

  Co-Author: Torri Hancock – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: John Cullum – USDA-ARS
• 4:10 PM - 4:25 PM Pacific

  Work smart, trap smart: Monitoring navel orangeworm with automated traps
  

  Presenting Author: Jean (Tzu-Chin) Liu – University of California

  Co-Author: Camila Oliveira – University of California Riverside

  Co-Author: Charles S. Burks (he/him/his) – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Houston Wilson (he/him/his) – University of California
• 4:25 PM - 4:40 PM Pacific

  Biological control beyond the lab: Tracking entomopathogenic fungi of codling moth in Pacific Northwest orchards
  

  Presenting Author: Cesar Reyes Corral – Washington State University

  Co-Author: Tobin Northfield – Washington State University

  Co-Author: Scott Harper – Washington State University

  Co-Author: Robert Curtiss – Washington State University
• 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM Pacific

  Estimating codling moth populations with lure-baited traps
  

  Presenting Author: Robert Curtiss – Washington State University

  Co-Author: Toriani Kent – Washington State University

  Co-Author: Tobin Northfield – Washington State University

  Co-Author: Louis Nottingham – Washington State University
• 5:20 PM - 5:25 PM Pacific

  Closing remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Kelsey Tobin – University of Idaho