A special cotton zoom meeting is coming on Friday, April 21st at 9:00 am. This meeting will be conducted by UC Cooperative Extension and will feature topics on cotton management under the slow start, management of lygus, aphid and whitefly, as well as an update on the cotton seed bug. We encourage all cotton growers to participate in this critical and informative meeting for the upcoming cotton season! Here are the details:
Spring 2023 Cotton Zoom Meeting
Date/time: Friday, April 21st, 9:00-10:20 AM
Goal: present information and discuss current and likely issues with cotton management given conditions this year, as well as updates on arthropod pests and their management
Agenda
9:00-9:20. Cotton management and a slow start to the season. Bob Hutmacher, UC Davis, Dept. of Plant Sciences, retired.
9:20-9:40. Lygus management in California cotton. Ian Grettenberger, UC Davis, Dept. of Entomology and Nematology.
9:40-10:00. Aphid and whitefly management in cotton and update on coverage/efficacy research, Buddhi Achhami, UC Davis, Dept. of Entomology and Nematology.
10:00-10:15. Cotton seed bug update. Mark Hoddle, UC Riverside, Dept. of Entomology.
10:15-10:20. Final discussion and conclusion
Zoom information
Link: Join Zoom Meeting
https://ucdavis.zoom.us/j/93248697037?pwd=a2xCMlBrUnFjbGFZZDNBUllZUExXZz09
Meeting ID: 932 4869 7037
Passcode: 488512
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+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 646 931 3860 US
Meeting ID: 932 4869 7037
Passcode: 488512
