The 28th Annual UCCE North Coast IPM Seminar will be held virtually. Join us on November 18th and 19th, 2025, from 8:00am-12:15pm both days! 2 hours of Laws and Regs and 6 hours Other DPR CE Hours Pending Approval. 8 hours CCA units Pending Approval. Please find the agenda below:
Tuesday, November 18th, 2025
07:45 am Log-on begins
08:00 am Welcome and Introduction
Cindy Kron, PhD, North Coast IPM Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension
08:05 am Pesticide use monitoring inspection (L&R)
Matt Daugherty, Agricultural/Measurements Standards Specialists III, Mendocino County Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures
09:00 am Conventional and organic control tools for vine mealybug
Kent Daane, Professor of Cooperative Extension, University of California, Berkeley
10:00 am BREAK
10:15 am Pre-winter pathogen load and cold exposure impact overwinter recovery from Pierce's Disease of grapevine
Andrea Brown, PhD Candidate, Rodrigo Almeida Lab, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, UC Berkeley
10:45 am How grape varietal and pathogen genotypes shape Pierce's Disease outcomes in California
Monica Donegan, PhD Candidate, Rodrigo Almeida Lab, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, UC Berkeley
11:15 am Can spotted lanternfly transmit Pierce's Disease? Using microscopy to assess potential acquisition of Xylella fastidiosa by spotted lanternfly
Holly Shugart PhD, Assistant Research Professor, Department of Entomology, Penn State University
11:45 am Predicting spotted lanternfly's ability to complete its development under California climate conditions
Melody Keena, Research Entomologist Retired, US Forestry Service
12:15 pm Adjourn
Wednesday, November 19th, 2025
07:45 am Log-on begins
08:00 am Welcome and Introduction
Cindy Kron, PhD, North Coast IPM Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension
08:05 am Fieldworker inspection (L&R)
Misty Eland, Senior Agricultural Inspector, Sonoma County Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures
08:30 am Department of Pesticide Regulation's "Spray days California" program (L&R)
Mike Sobieraj, Agricultural Biologist, Lake County Department Agriculture/Weights & Measures
09:00 am Grapevine red blotch disease ecology and management
Dr. Monica Cooper, Napa County ANR Advisor (Viticulture), UC Cooperative Extension
10:00 am BREAK
10:15 am From the lab to the field: Using endophytic bacteria as biocontrol agents against trunk diseases in vineyards
Akif Eskalen, Professor of Cooperative Extension in Plant Pathology
11:15 am UCIPM online tools and resources for integrated pest management in perennial crops
Tunyalee Martin, Associate Director for Communication, UC IPM
Christopher McKerracher, Pest Management Guidelines Coordinator, UC IPM
11:45 pm Spotted lanternfly: An emerging vineyard pest - What we know so far
Flor E. Acevedo, Assistant Professor of Entomology, Penn State University
12:15 pm Adjourn