The Citrus Research Board (CRB) in coordination with the University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UC IPM) is rolling out a new CRB Webinar Series, geared toward citrus growers and industry professionals.
The series will kick-off on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, with Dr. Roger Baldwin of UC Davis presenting “Control of Vertebrate Pests in Citrus”. Dr. Roger Baldwin will discuss how to manage vertebrate pests including ground squirrels, pocket gophers, voles and roof rats in citrus orchards. The presentation will cover a variety of IPM management tools including biocontrol, repellents, habitat modification, trapping, rodenticides and burrow fumigants.
This webinar is currently pending approval for 1-hour of “Other” continuing education units from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) and 1-hour of “IPM” credits from the Certified Crop Adviser (CCA).
To qualify for continuing education units, please use the following list of instructions:
1Register and login separately with your own email address
2Participate in the entire hour webinar session
3Respond to the polls/knowledge checks as they come up
4 (If the polls do not work properly on your device, use chat to submit your answers.)
5Respond to the final survey at the end of the webinar session – please include your name, license number and email address
Make sure you mark your calendars for the rest of the talks in the series.
2020 Webinar Series Schedule
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Topic: Control of Vertebrate Pests in Citrus
Speaker: Roger Baldwin, Ph.D., UC Davis
Continuing Education Units:
1-hour of “Other” from CDPR and
1-hour of “IPM” from CCA are Pending Approval
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Topic: Asian Citrus Psyllid Detection and IPM Strategies
Speaker: Monique Rivera, Ph.D., UC Riverside
Continuing Education Units:
CDPR and CCA Hours Pending Approval
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Topic: Pre-and Post-Harvest Diseases in Citrus
Speaker: James Adaskaveg, Ph.D., UC Riverside
Continuing Education Units:
CDPR and CCA Hours Pending Approval
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Topic: Citrus Root Health
Speaker: Ashraf El-kereamy, Ph.D., UC Riverside
Continuing Education Units:
CDPR and CCA Hours Pending Approval
For more information, please contact
Petr Kosina, with UC IPM, at pkosina@ucanr.edu