Join SDRUFC as we discuss recent and recurring pest invasions with two leading pest experts!
April 7th 2021
11am – 1:30pm
via Zoom – Attendance is FREE but registration is required
Don Hodel – (former UC Cooperative Extension, LA County), will begin the discussion with Terastria meticulosalis, a recent pest infesting coral trees from San Diego to Ventura.
Mark Hoddle – (UCR Extension), will continue the conversation with new developments involving Rhynchophorus palmarum and local palms.
Agenda
- 11am – Welcome
- 11:05 – Erythrina months (Don Hodel)
- 11:35 – Panelist Q&A
- 11:50 – South American Palm Weevil (Mark Hoddle)
- 12:20 – Panelist Q&A
- 12:35 – Lunch Break
- 1:05 – Business Meeting
- 1:30 – Adjourn
More about our Presenters
Don Hodel was an environmental horticulturalist for the University of California Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County—a full-title position he held for nearly 25 years. His research focuses on selection, planting and management of woody plants in the landscape with a special emphasis on plant water use, trees and palms. He is considered a world leader in palm taxonomy and horticulture.
Mark Hoddle is the Biological Control Specialist and Principal Investigator for the UC Riverside Applied Biological Control Research lab. He is primarily involved in the identification of pest problems where biological control could be a successful approach. The location, release and evaluation of natural enemy impacts on population growth features strongly in his research. He is also the director of the Center for Invasive Species Research.
FREE Registration is required via our online form.
“See” you there!