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Fire Blight Workshops and Webinars

Join us for the latest fire blight information from a national research project involving MI, NC, NY, CA, OR and WA funded by the Specialty Crop Research Initiative.
 
Fire Blight Webinar Series
 
Models for prediction: Cougar Blight, Maryblyt, NEWA
December 12, 2022 @ 4pm (PST) / 7 pm (EST)
 
Biopesticides for Fire Blight Management
March 15, 2023 @ 4pm (PST) / 7 pm (EST)
 
Fire Blight Pruning & Sanitation
June 13, 2023 @ 4pm (PST) / 7 pm (EST)
 
Using Weather & Environmental Conditions to Optimize Biologicals and Biopesticides for Bloom Protection
October 18, 2023 @ 4pm (PST) / 7 pm (EST)
 
For more information and registration https://events.anr.msu.edu/Fireblight_SCRI_Webinar_Series/ or contact Nikki Rothwell rothwel3@msu.edu or (231) 946-1510. 1 pesticide update credit per session with agency approval.
 
Fire Blight Fruit School: New Research from our National Team
 
February 23, 2023 @ 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (PST)
WENATCHEE, WA + Online
 
March 1, 2023 @ 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (EST)
TRAVERSE CITY, MI + Online
 
Topics

  • Introduction to the Pathogen
  • Bloom Infection Prevention with Antibiotics: The Basics
  • Antibiotic Resistance
  • Biopesticide Efficacy
  • Using Prohexodine Calcium and Actigard for Shoot Blight Management
  • Managing Fire Blight Infections: Pruning, Sanitation
  • Using Systemic Acquired Resistance Products Therapeutics During Removal

 
Credits (with agency approval)
February 23, 2023 (WA): 3 pesticide update credits WA, OR, CA.
March 1, 2023 (MI): 3 pesticide update credits MI, NY
 
More Information and Registration
February 23, 2023 (WA): http://treefruit.wsu.edu/event/fire-blight-workshop/
March 1, 2023 (MI): https://events.anr.msu.edu/Fireblight_SCRI/
 
Contacts
Nikki Rothwell rothwel3@msu.edu or (231) 946-1510
Tianna DuPont tianna.dupont@wsu.edu (509) 293-8758

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