Conference on Research Priorities for Light Brown Apple Moth
Biology, Importance, and Control
July 22-24, 2008
Crowne Plaza Hotel
1221 Chess Drive
Foster City, CA 94404
AGENDA
DRAKE ROOM
NOTE: Speakers, titles, and times are as of July 16; subject to change.
Tuesday, July 22
8:00 – 5:00Registration – outside Drake Room
8:45 – 9:00Call to Order; Drake Room – Planning Committee
9:00 – 10:00Input from Invited Participants
10:00 – 10:15BREAK
Session 1Biology and Identification
Moderator: Dr. Kevin Hoffman, CDFA
10:15 – 10:30Invasive Species in California – Dr. Mark Hoddle, UC Riverside
10:30 – 10:45Diagnostics Development for LBAM Identification – Dr. Marc Epstein,
CDFA, and Dr. Todd Gilligan, Colorado State University
10:45 – 11:00DNA and Potential Origins – Dr. Norman Barr, USDA-APHIS
11:00 – 11:15Population Dynamics of LBAM: Establishment and Spread in California –
Dr. Andrew Liebhold, USDA-Forest Service
11:15 – 11:30Hosts in California – Dr. Kevin Hoffman, CDFA
11:30 – 12:00Questions and Research Needs – Speakers Panel
12:00 – 1:15LUNCH
Session 2Economic and Environmental Impacts of LBAM
Moderator: Mr. Ted Batkin, IPC
1:15 – 1:30Climate Matching Analysis and Potential Distribution in the U.S. – Dr. Glenn
Fowler, USDA-APHIS
1:30 – 1:45Some Potential Economic Impacts of LBAM in California and the U.S. – Dr.
Lynn Garrett, USDA-APHIS
1:45 – 2:00Quarantine Implications of Living with LBAM – Dr. David Kaplan – USDA-
APHIS
2:00 – 2:15Quarantine Measures in California – Ms. Courtney Albrecht, CDFA
2:15 – 2:30Nursery Treatment Trials in Australia – Dr. Scott Myers, USDA-APHIS
2:30 – 3:00Questions and Research Needs – Speakers Panel
3:00 – 3:15BREAK
Session 3Economic and Environmental Impacts of LBAM (continued)
Moderator: Dr. David Headrick, Cal Poly SLO
3:15 – 3:35Agricultural Industry Perspective – Mr. Ted Batkin, Invasive Pest Coalition
3:35 – 3:55Impact on IPM in California – Dr. Marshall Johnson, UC Riverside; Dr.
Elizabeth Grafton-Cardwell, UC Riverside; and Dr. David Headrick, Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo
3:55 – 4:15Nursery Perspective – Mr. David Cox, L. E. Cooke Co., California Association
of Nurseries and Garden Centers
4:15 – 4:30Forestry Perspective – Mr. Tom Smith, Cal DFFP
4:30 – 5:00Questions and Research Needs – Speakers Panel
5:00ADJOURN
5:30 – 7:30RECEPTION – Clubhouse Bistro, VIP Ultra Lounge
Wednesday, July 23
8:00 – 5:00Registration – outside Drake Room
8:00 – 8:15Call to Order – Planning Committee
Session 4Control Technologies
Moderator: Dr. Mark Hoddle, UC Riverside
8:15 – 8:35Management in Australia – Dr. Cate Paull, South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), Australia
8:35 – 8:55Management in New Zealand – Dr. Jim Walker, HortResearch, New Zealand
8:55 – 9:10Lessons from New Zealand – Mr. Jeff Rosendale, Sierra Azul and Soquel
Nurseries
9:10 – 9:30Aerial Spraying for Pest Eradication in New Zealand: A review of critical success factors – Mr. Peter Thomson, Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry (MAF), New Zealand
9:30 – 10:00Questions and Research Needs – Speakers Panel
10:00 – 10:15BREAK
Session 5Control Technologies (continued)
Moderator: Dr. Todd Shelly, USDA-APHIS
10:15 – 10:30History of the Use of Mating Disruption – Dr. Ring Cardé, UC Riverside
10:30 – 10:50Mating Disruption Trials in New Zealand – Dr. Eckehard Brockerhoff, Scion,
New Zealand
10:50 – 11:05Trapping Technology – Dr. David Lance, USDA-APHIS
11:05 – 11:20Targeted Dynamic Trapping for LBAM – Mr. David Dilworth, Helping Our
Peninsula’s Environment (HOPE)
11:20 – 11:35Male Moth Attraction Treatment – Dr. Eckehard Brockerhoff, Scion, New
Zealand and Mr. Duane Schnabel, CDFA
11:35 – 12:00Questions and Research Needs – Speakers Panel
12:00 – 1:15LUNCH
Session 6Control Technologies (continued)
Moderator: Dr. David Lance, USDA-APHIS
1:15 – 1;35Rearing LBAM – Dr. Nada Carruthers, USDA-APHIS
1:35 – 1:55Fast-Tracking Sex to Gain Control: LBAM SIT – Dr. Kenneth Bloem and Dr.
Gregory Simmons, USDA-APHIS
1:55 – 2:10Biological Control: Trichogramma – Dr. William Roltsch, CDFA
2:10 – 2:30Biological Control: Exotic Parasitoids – Dr. Nicholas Mills, UC Berkeley
2:30 – 3:00Questions and Research Needs – Speakers Panel
3:00 – 3:15BREAK
Session 7Environmental Impacts of Control
Moderator: Dr. Kevin Hoffman, CDFA
3:15 – 3:30CDFA CEQA compliance – Mr. Jim Rains, CDFA
3:30 – 3:45DPR Monitoring – Mr. Randy Segawa, Cal DPR
3:45 – 4:00DFG Toxicity Tests and Monitoring – Ms. Stella McMillin, Cal DFG
4:00 – 4:15Six-pack Acute Toxicology Tests – Dr. Jay Schreider, Cal DPR
4:15 – 5:00Questions and Research Needs – Speakers Panel
5:00ADJOURN
Thursday, July 24
8:00 – 8:15Call to Order – Planning Committee
Session 8Research Priorities
Moderator: Mr. Ted Batkin, IPC
8:15 – 8:45Biology and Identification
8:45 – 9:15Economic and Environmental Impacts of LBAM
9:15 – 10:00Control Technologies
10:00 – 10:15BREAK
10:15 – 10:45Environmental Impacts of Control
10:45 – 11:45Summary
11:45 – 1:00LUNCH
Session 9OPEN TO PUBLIC – Present Research Priorities
Moderators: Planning Committee
1:00 – 3:00Present Research Priorities to Public
3:00ADJOURN