This 2-day workshop will focus on everything related to lethal bronzing (LB). The first day will focus exclusively on the pathogen causes LB and cover topics such as symptom recognition, host range, and management options. Additionally, there will be a live demon on how to inject palms with OTC and how to properly sample the palm. Finally, a tour of the facility will be conducted to show the impact of the disease and scout for symptomatic palms.
The second day will focus entirely on the vector, Haplaxius crudus. Topics will covere basic ascpects of the insects biology as well as how to identify it and how to sample for it. There will be a field and lab section to cover trap placemet and observe physical specimens under the microscope.
Registration will include:
1) breakfast and lunch for both days
2) coupon for 1 phytoplasma diagnostic test
3) yellow sticky trap of vector detection
4) digital copy of all slides and literature from vector lab
5) notepad
6) 4 CEUs maxs in the following sections: Ornamental and Turf Pest Control, Commercial Lawn and Ornamental, Regulatory Inspection and Sampling
487 General Standards/Core, 482 General Standards/Core and Demonstration and Research
MAY 27
8:00 AM: REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST (PRE-TEST)
8:30 AM: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
9:00 AM: INTRODUCTION TO PHYTOPLASMAS AND THEIR BIOLOGY
9:30 AM: HISTORY OF PALM LETHAL DECLINE PHYTOPLASMAS
10:00 AM: BIOLOGY OF LETHAL BRONZING
11:00 AM: MANAGEMENT OF LETHAL BRONZING
12:00 PM: LUNCH
1:00 PM: TOUR OF FLREC PROPERTY TO OBSERVE LETHAL BRONZING SYMPTOMS IN THE FIELD
2:00 PM: OTC INJECTION AND TISSUE SAMPLING DEMONSTRATION
3:00 PM: VISIT VECTOR ENTOMOLOGY LAB TO VIEW TISSUE SAMPLE PROCESSING
4:00 PM: CLOSING REMARKS (POST-TEST)
4:30 PM: END DAY 1
MAY 28
8:00 AM: REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST (PRE-TEST)
8:30 AM: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
9:00 AM: INTRO TO INSECT VECTORS
9:30 AM: HISTORY AND SUMMARY OF PALM PHYTOPLASMA VECTOR RESEARCH
10:00 AM: BIOLOGY AND IDENTIFICATION OF HAPLAXIUS CRUDUS
11:00 AM: MANAGEMENT OF HAPLAXIUS CRUDUS
12:00 PM: LUNCH
1:00 PM: TOUR FLREC TO SCOUT FOR HAPLAXIUS CRUDUS, PLACE TRAPS, COLLECT TRAPS
2:00 PM: LAB SECTION (OBSERVE SPECIMENS UNDER MICROSCOPE, ON STICKY TRAPS, NYMPH IDENTIFICATION)
4:30 PM: CLOSING REMARKS (POST-TEST)
5:00 PM: PROGRAM END
