Summer Berry Field Meeting. Focus on SWD. Thursday, July 19th 2018 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Poughkeepsie Farm Project

Summer Berry Field Meetings: 2018
Exclusion Netting & SWD Monitoring

Thursday, July 19th 2018

5:00pm to 7:00pm

This is a great opportunity to join us at Poughkeepsie Farm Project, our host site for a close look at a SWD exclusion netting system trial in raspberries.

Peter Jentsch of the Hudson Valley Research Lab will discuss the biology and current management strategies for SWD on Raspberry. A demonstration plot on the construction of exclusion netting and the use of attract and kill baits for management of SWD in a U-Pick raspberry planting will be discussed. An ‘Overview of Exclusion Project’ handout will be provided.

A low tunnel over strawberries will be available for viewing.

Bring a fruit sample for salt flotation testing, or a plant sample if you have other berry questions.

Attendees can enter for a chance to win free SWD monitoring traps!

LOCATION:
Poughkeepsie Farm Project
51 Vassar Farm Lane
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

COST: Free and Open to the public

Please Register online at:
https://enych.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=971
Or call Abby Henderson at 518-746-2553

Sponsored and supported by:
Hudson Valley Research Lab (HVRL) & CCE Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Program
New York State Berry Growers Association (NYSBGA)
Poughkeepsie Farm Project