The Kern County Cooperative Extension is hosting a Spring Citrus Meeting on Friday, March 8th from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the Extension office at 1021 S. Mount Vernon Avenue, Bakersfield. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Continuing Education (CE) units or Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) units are not available.
Topics include: Latest Treatment Strategies for Asian Citrus Psyllid (Dr. Beth Grafton-Cardwell, Director of Lindcove Research & Extension Center); ACP/HLB Update & 2019 Kern Coordinated ACP Treatment Plan ( Judy Zaninovich, Kern ACP/HLB Grower Liaison); Are You Applying imidacloprid Properly? (Rick Leonard, Bayer); Information on imidacloprid Uptake (Dr. Frank Byrne, UC Riverside); What Should We Do about California Red Scale? (Dr. Beth Grafton-Cardwell, Director of Lindcove Research & Extension Center); and Spider Mites of Concern in the Lower San Joaquin Valley (David Haviland, Kern UCCE Entomology & Pest Management Farm Advisor).