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1 EXTENSION ACTIVITIES TABLE a. s Organized (Classes/Short Courses/Demonstrations/Field s/other) Begin Date-End Date 1/16/ Annual Caneberry Production 2/5/ Annual 6/19/ Annual Monterey Bay Academy Strawberry 7/21/2009 7/28/2009 Organic Network Final Workshop Series 7//2009 First Annual Strawberry Transplant Production 8/26/2009 Spotted Wing Drosophila Emergency 1/26/ Annual Caneberry Production 2/5/ Annual 3/12/2010 Preseason get together for cooperative Topics in caneberry production, including fertility, cane management and pest management sessions including spotted wing drosophila and light brown apple moth. Topics included: new strawberry varieties and how to grow them, non chemical fumigation alternatives, fertility, insect pests such as lygus and mites, organic strawberry culture and spotted wing drosophila. Chemical and non-chemical alternatives to methyl bromide pre-plant fumigation; fruit and foliar disease management in strawberry. Two meetings to share results of 4 year organic production study in strawberries and certain vegetables. Strawberry transplant production, producing a clean transplant Spotted wing drosophila biology and management Topics in caneberry production, including fertility, cane management and sessions on the invasive pests spotted wing drosophila and light brown apple moth. Topics included: new strawberry varieties and how to grow them, non chemical fumigation alternatives, fertility, insect pests such as lygus and mites, light brown apple moth and spotted wing drosophila. Watsonville 45 Watsonville Watsonville 48 Watsonville 210 The effect of nitrogen use in berries. 16 Program Review Extension Activities October 1, 2008 September 30,

2 Begin Date-End Date 5/6/2010 Biology and Management of Light Brown Apple Moth and other Leafrollers in Caneberries 6/16/2010 Managing Light Brown Apple Moth in Organic Production Systems. 8/17/ Annual Monterey Bay Academy Strawberry Biology and management of light brown apple moth and other leafrollers in caneberries through mating disruption, chemical control and other means. Managing light brown apple moth in organic caneberries and strawberries. Chemical and non-chemical alternatives to methyl bromide pre-plant fumigation; fruit and foliar disease management in strawberry b. Educational Presentations organized by research and extension theme Theme 1: Invasive Pests 2/5/ Annual Strawberry Production 3/20/2009 Introduction to New Vinegar Fly 6/12/2009 Watsonville Berry Coop Pest Management Update 6/25/2009 Naturipe Berry Growers Cooperative Pest Management Update 7/8/2009 UCCE Stanislaus County Emergency Spotted Wing Drosophila Strawberry Management and New Fruit Fly Pest Introduction to New Vinegar Fly Cherry Vinegar Fly, Light Brown Apple Moth, Nitrogen Management in Strawberry. Actualidades de Insectos Invasivos. Spotted Wing Drosophila Management in Central Coast Strawberries and Caneberries. 7/30/2009 Spotted Wing Drosophila Spotted Wing Drosophila Management in Central Coast Strawberries and Caneberries- Update. 8/11/2009 Plant Sciences, Inc. Agricultural Update Spotted Wing Drosophila in Central Coast Blueberries and Caneberries Program Review Extension Activities October 1, 2008 September 30, Stockton, 200 Morgan Hill, 65 5

3 8/26/2009 Spotted Wing Drosophila Emergency 8/31/2009 Driscoll s and Reiter Associates 12/3/2009 Monterey Bay California Association of Pest Control Advisors #3. 12/6/2009 Small Fruit Workshop. Organized by Washington State University Extension. 1/15/2010 North Willamette Horticultural Society. 1/28/2010 and 1/30/2010 Horticulture Grower's Short Course. 4/15/2010 Annual UC Santa Maria Strawberry Field. 5/5/ Annual Central Coast 5/6/2010 Identification and management of light brown apple moth in caneberries 6/16/2010 Managing Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) in Organic Production Systems. History and Management of the Spotted Wing Drosophila in Santa Cruz County Historia y Manejo de la Drosófila de Alas Manchadas en la Mora y Fresa. 56 Oxnard, 60 Spotted wing drosophila. Salinas, 51 Spotted wing drosophila. Lynden, WA 145 Spotted wing drosophila. Canby, OR 170 Spotted wing drosophila. (2) Spotted wing drosophila and plant management. Spotted wing drosophila. Identification and Management of Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) in Caneberries Management of Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) in Organic Production Systems. Abbottsford, British Columbia Santa Maria, Theme 2: Maintaining the Sustainability and Viability of Strawberry and Caneberry Production 1/16/ Annual Caneberry Production Pest Control and Fertility Management in Caneberries 45 Program Review Extension Activities October 1, 2008 September 30,

4 2/5/ Annual Strawberry Production 3/22/2009 Watsonville Berry Coop Annual Pre-season get together 5/5/2009 Annual Pomology Research Station Field 6/10/2009 Santa Maria NRCS Soils 6/11/ UC Small Farm Workgroup 6/12/2009 Watsonville Berry Coop Pest Management Update 6/16/2009 Blueberry and Caneberry Field 6/24/2009 UC Santa Cruz Farmer Apprentice Program 7/28/2009 Organic Network Final Workshop Series 5/4/2010 Annual Pomology Research Station Field Strawberry Management and New Fruit Fly Pest Mineral Nutrition of Strawberries Effect of Fumigation on Soil Nitrogen Fertility and Strawberry Plant Management La Importancia de Nutrición de Planta Para Producción de Fresa Caneberry and Strawberry Outlook for Small Farmers. Nitrogen Management in Strawberry, Cherry Vinegar Fly and Light Brown Apple Moth. Fundamentals of Caneberry Production. Fundamentals of Caneberry Production on the Central Coast. Tissue Analysis in Organic Strawberries Flower Removal to Manage Strawberries and Nitrogen Fertility Studies Santa Maria, Salinas, 10 San Diego, Santa Cruz, Theme 3: Pest Management 1/16/ Annual Caneberry Production 5/20/2009 Agriculture& Land Based Training Association (ALBA) IPM Seminar 6/19/ Monterey Bay Academy Field Pest Control and Fertility Management in Caneberries Using the UC IPM Degree Model for Lygus Bug Management Strawberry Fungicide Update. 45 Salinas, Program Review Extension Activities October 1, 2008 September 30,

5 9/1/2009 Eighth Annual Ventura 9/9/2009 P Fall Continuing Education 11/18/2009 Monterey Bay California Association of Pest Control Advisors #2. 9/1/ th Annual Strawberry Production in Ventura County Fruit and Foliar Diseases in Strawberry Management of Insect Pests in California Strawberries and Caneberries Disease control in California strawberries and caneberries Fungicide Evaluations in Strawberry Camarillo, Santa Paula, Salinas, 84 Camarillo, 85 c. Other (including media interviews) 10/1/2008-9/30/2010 Description (include presentation topic and location) At least 17 interviews with the mass media, including SF Chronicle, New York Times, The Oregonian and local outlets regarding spotted wing drosophila and light brown apple moth. Instances 17 Program Review Extension Activities October 1, 2008 September 30,

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