Annual Santa Maria Strawberry Meeting Approaching

Posted by Lauren María Alexander|October 22, 2014

The University of California Cooperative Extension’s Strawberry and Vegetable Crops Advisor and Affiliated IPM Advisor, Surendra Dara, is hosting the Annual Santa Maria Strawberry Meeting on Wednesday Nov. 12, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:40 p.m.

The meeting is located in Shepard Hall at the Santa Maria Library, 421 South McClelland Street Santa Maria. University of California farm advisors, Cooperative Extension specialists, and representatives from the Santa Barbara Agricultural Commissioner’s Office and the California Strawberry Commission will discuss studies on integrated pest management; smartphone application on strawberry pests and diseases; management of spotted wing drosphila; weed management with Dominus; and updates on miticide-resistance monitoring, laws and regulations, and fumigation application.

The meeting is free and includes lunch. For more details, and to register, click here or call 805-781-5940.

Source: University of California press release.