Morning Brew: : Tree Fruit Pest Management Conversations via Zoom. Monday, 6AM, July 26th, 2021

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Hudson Valley Research Laboratory entomologist, Peter Jentsch, friends and guests invite you to join in discussions on Tree Fruit Pest Management from 6-7AM each Monday morning through the season via Zoom. The Zoom meeting site will open at 5:45AM for you to link into the meeting and get your coffee. We’ll start the agenda at 6AM.

Join in or simply listen to whats ahead form the coming week.
Agenda:
Welcome
-Recent weather, forecasts, tree phenology
-Application windows, pest management scouting, models for predicting management.
Diseases:
Powdery Mildew, Black Rot, Sooty Blotch / Flyspeck

Insects:
-Insect insect life stages & management during 5-6th cover:
* Apple Maggot emergence building in high pressure blocks
* Codling Moth 2nd generation
* European Red Mite & Two Spotted Spider Mite causing bronzing across the region
* Wooly Apple Aphid: Predators / Biological Control Present
* Black Stem Borer: Seasonal presence, 2nd generation increase
* Stink Bug Complex: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Update / Samurai Wasp

Beginning Steps…
A. Download Zoom on your computer, pad or phone devise you will use for the meeting.
B. Follow the prompts for software setup.

Meeting steps…
1. Join Zoom Meeting by clicking on or pasting the link into your browser:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4592490857?pwd=UzVMeTcvWHAyejhHZFA2MFZPbm1WUT09

Meeting ID: 459 249 0857
Passcode: pQ9St9

2. Or open Zoom software, copy and paste the Meeting ID: 930 4781 5060
Important…The meeting link may change every week as needed. Link on the most updated weekly email blog invitation.

Rules:
1. Let’s cover the basics of the days agenda, then open the floor for conversation.

2. All microphones will me muted as you enter the Zoom meeting. Please keep your mic muted during the meeting until you’re ready to join the conversation.

When you’re ready to join the conversation, un-mute your microphone and join in.

See you then

About Peter J Jentsch

Peter J. Jentsch serves the mid-Hudson Valley pome fruit, grape and vegetable growers as the Senior Extension Associate in the Department of Entomology for Cornell University’s Hudson Valley Laboratory located in Highland, NY. He provides regional farmers with information on insect related research conducted on the laboratory’s 20-acre research farm for use in commercial and organic fruit and vegetable production. Peter is a graduate of the University of Nebraska with a Masters degree in Entomology. He is presently focusing on invasive insect species, monitoring in the urban environment and commercial agricultural production systems throughout the state
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