WSU Hosting Little Cherry Field Day

Washington State University will host field day next week to for growers interested in staying ahead of the Little Cherry & X-disease infections in their orchards. The Tree Fruit Extension Center will hold the event Tuesday June 21^st in Buena, WA. (46°26’24.3″N 120°18’43.0″W (46.440080, -120.311938)

Topics that will be discussed include:

• New experimental research projects on early detection: Canine LCD detection & Identification of LCD linked volatile biomarker
• Little cherry and X-disease epidemiology
• Scouting and sampling best practices
• Leafhopper monitoring and biology
• Insecticidal control of leafhoppers
• Replant strategies for X-disease infected orchards

The event is free but pre-registration is required. Click Here to register.

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