Educational Events
Implementation Unit Meetings
The primary in depth educational opportunity for assisting the industry transition insect control programs to use of the new insecticide technologies is through Implementation Unit (IU) meetings. An IU is comprised of growers, orchard managers and consultants who are interested in learning more about new insecticides and how they could best introduce them into their pest control programs and whose orchards are in close proximity, though not necessarily contiguous. Education will include reviews of how new insecticides fit into an apple pest management program and how programs of individual growers might be designed to take advantages of the new insecticide tools in their program. this year there will be an added emphasis on using the WSU Decision Aid System (DAS). All IU meetings are posted on our Events Calendar. Some units are closed groups, but most are open to new members. Please contact us for more information about joining a specific unit. If you would like to find out more about IUs in your area or to start up a new one, please use the "Request Contact" form or call us at 509-663-8181.
Pesticide credits are now available for IU meeting attendance! You will have the opportunity to sign up for credits at the end of each meeting. At the end of the season the forms will be turned in to WSDA to calculate and apply your credits.
Field Day Events
At the beginning of each summer PMTP organizes field day events which take place at a variety of orchard locations for your convenience. Experts discuss or demonstrate a range of IPM concepts from natural enemy conservation to efficient sprayer practices. To view the past Field Day Events visit the links to the right. IF you have suggestions about topics you'd like covered at an event or would like to host an event please contact using either the Contact form, the Comments form or call us at 509-663-8181. We'd like to hear from you!
IPM Fruit School
PMTP and WSU Extension held an IPM Fruit School in December 2008. This was a 2-day event that covered aspects of orchard pest management ranging from pest biology to economics presented by renowned experts. After the event was over a DVD proceedings was produced containing a compellation of the session talks and distributed to all school participants. The IPM fruit school sessions can be viewed online at the link to the right. If you wish to purchase one of the DVD's please contact the WSU Extension Publications office at: 509-335-2857 or 800-723-1763.
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