2020 Salinas Valley INSV - Thrips Webinar Registration & Survey

Please fill up this registration form as accurate as possible. We will use the registration information as part of the CE hour submission for DPR.

1.5 hours of Continuing Education have been requested.

A final test will be administered at the end of the Webinar. Participants scoring 70% or higher will be eligible for the full CE hours.

An additional 5% will be awarded to participants who answer the survey below. The goal of this survey is to have an idea of the current knowledge status on INSV – thrips. Your responses will remain anonymous and will help the organizers understand whether these types of events are useful for the attendees and industry. Any comments, suggestions, questions are appreciated and can be entered at the end of the survey.

The information for the ZOOM Webinar will be provided after you finalize your Registration & Survey. Please copy and save that ZOOM information to access the Webinar on April 22nd.

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Last name ✻

First name ✻

DPR Certificate / License Type ✻

Pest Control Advisor Qualified Applicator Certificate Aerial Applicator Qualified Applicator License Private Applicator None of the above

Certificate / License Number

(Please write N/A if you do not hold any Certificate / License) ✻

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1. Which of following best describes you. Select all that apply.

I am a grower I am a PCA I am a Crop Consultant I work in the Ag technology or research and development sector Other

2. Which of the following best describes you. Select all that apply.

I work for a private organization I work for a non-profit organization I work for an academic organization I work for a government state county organization Other

3. Which of the following best describes you. Select all that apply.

I am involved in conventional practices I am involved in organic practices I am involved in conventional and organic practices and combine methods together within the same field I am involved in conventional and organic practices but do not combine methods together within the same field Not applicable

5. What is the most common way for INSV to be transmitted in lettuce?

Mechanically: When an infected leaf touches an uninfected leaf or through contact with contaminated equipment or hands Airborne: Lettuce can be infected by INSV particles that are blown by the wind Soilborne: INSV is already present in the soil Insect-borne: INSV is transmitted by thrips More than one of the above

6. In addition to thrips, which other insects can transmit INSV?

Aphids Leafminers Springtails Lacewings More than one of the above None of the above

7. Which life stage do thrips transmit INSV?

Immatures Adults Pupae More than one of the above None of the above

8. From the list below, please select all the plant hosts for INSV

Pineapple weed Sweet alyssum Lambsquarter Cover crop grass Little mallow / Malva

9. How do you mitigate the presence of INSV in lettuce? Select all that apply.

Spraying a chemical to kill the virus Removing plants that serve as hosts for INSV in cropped and non-crop areas Removing INSV-infected lettuce from commercial fields Managing its insect vector It is not economically possible to mitigate INSV

11. Provide examples on how management practices have changed, based on your answer above.

12. Is there any specific information that you would like to know about thrips and INSV? (optional)

13. Additional questions, suggestions, or comments (optional)