When: March 27 @ 7 PM

Where: Gloucester County Extension Office, 1200 N. Delsea Drive, Bldg. # A, Clayton, NJ 08312

7:00 PM: Welcome Remarks and Updates.

Hemant Gohil, Gloucester County Agricultural Agent, Rutgers NJAES

Comprehensive Understanding of Spotted Lantern Fly in Orchard Crops

Heather Leach, Spotted Lantern Fly Extension Associate, Penn State University.                                                                                             Invited Speaker, Heather leach is specialist on Spotted Lanternfly (SLF). She will speak on the comprehensive understanding of  SLF  priorities from every perspective and provide latest information on biology, behavior and effective management techniques.

Pesticide Record Keeping Update. 

George Hamilton, Extension Specialist in Pest Management, Rutgers NJAES

Food Safety Issues Related to Tree Fruit Production.

Wes Kline, Cumberland County Agriculture Agent, Rutgers NJAES

Management of Scale Insect in Peach

Anne Nielsen, Extension Specialist, Fruit Entomology, Rutgers NJAES

Early Season Disease Control

Norman Lalancette, Extension Specialist, Tree Fruit Pathology, Rutgers NJAES

Scouting Observations and IPM of Early Season Pests

Dave Schmitt and Dean Polk, State-wide Fruit IPM Agent, Rutgers NJAES

9:30 PM Pesticide re-certification credits application and Adjourn

Light fare will be provided. Please call Joan Medany jmedany@co.gloucester.nj.us or call 856-224-8030 if you are planning to attend.

This site is accessible to the physically impaired. If an additional assistance is needed, please contact Hemant Gohil (Program Organizer) at 856-224-8029 prior to the meeting.