Virtual Invasive Pest Mini-Conference

Agenda:

9:30 – 9:35 AM Welcome speakers and participants

9:35 – 10:05 AM Brown Marmorated Stink Bug. Anne Nielson, Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Rutgers University (30 talk minutes)

10:05 – 10:35 AM Old and Emerging Threats to Honey Bees in Hawaii. Chrissy Mogren, Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, UH Manoa (30 talk mins)

10:35 – 10:45 AM Q/A

10:45 – 10:50 AM Break

10:50 – 11:20 AM Extension Strategies for Addressing Invasive Pests: the California Experience. Surendra Dara, University of California Cooperative Extension, UCANR (30 talk mins)

11:20 – 11:50 AM Exotic Pests and Pathogens of Taro: Their Threat to Hawaii and the challenge of developing reliable diagnostics. Mike Melzer, Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, UH Manoa (30 talk mins)

11:50 – 12:00 PM Q/A and Pau

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