On October 30, 2013, in Bridgeton, NJ at the Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center, the Northeast Spotted Wing Drosophila IPM Working Group Meeting will be held from 8:00am to 5:00pm to provide updates on this invasive insect and to set and rank priorities for research, extension, education, and regulatory needs to address its impact on agriculture in the Northeast. Funding from the NE IPM Center will defray a portion of travel expenses to support attendance by commercial growers, industry, extension, and research personnel. A Spotted Wing Working Group block of rooms for October 29 and 30 with a discounted rate of $109.00 per night is being held until October 8 at the Courtyard Marriott, 325 Rowan Boulevard, Glassboro, NJ 08028. If you plan to attend the meeting, contact Laura McDermott, lgm4@cornell.edu. The agenda includes speakers from the academic and grower communities from Michigan to North Carolina, with information on
- Status, monitoring and management in Michigan
- Status, monitoring and management in North Carolina
- Overwintering biology and alternative hosts
- Olfactory cues and chemical control
- Trap improvements, phagostimulants and behavioral control
- Visual cues and behavioral control
- Biological control
- Monitoring and management in caneberries
Review the SWD 2012 Priorities and send jec3@cornell.edu input before the meeting. Your hosts are
- Greg Loeb, Dept. of Entomology, Cornell University, gme1@cornell.edu, 315-787-2345
- Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Dept. of Entomology, Rutgers University, crodriguez@aesop.rutgers.edu, 609-726-1590 Ext. 4412
- Dean Polk, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Rutgers University, polk@aesop.rutgers.edu, 609-902-1134
- Julie Carroll, NYS IPM Program, Cornell University, jec3@cornell.edu, 315-787-2430
- Laura McDermott, Eastern NY Horticulture Program, Cornell Cooperative Extension, lgm4@cornell.edu, 518-746-2562
- Anne Nielsen, Dept. of Entomology, Rutgers University, nielsen@aesop.rutgers.edu, 856-455-3100 Ext. 4110
