Incorporating Microbials into the Culture of IPM On-Demand Presentations

Organizer(s)

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  Navneet Kaur

  Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
  Crop and Soil Science
  Oregon State University
  Corvallis, Oregon
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  Julie Graesch

  Technical Services
  Bioworks
  Ames, Iowa
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  Ramandeep Kaur Sandhi

  Global R & D scientist
  Insecticides
  FMC Corporation
  Newark, Delaware
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  Stefan Jaronski

  Adjunct Professor
  Entomology
  Virginia Tech University
  Blacksburg, Virginia

This session will focus on the successes and failures of applied microbial control aspects through the presentations of growers, private consultants, researchers, and extension agents invited to the symposium. The symposium program on microbial control covers integrated pest management aspects relevant to the Plant-Insect Ecosystem Section.

Presentations:

• On Demand

  Microbial biopesticides for IPM: Market, status and potential
  

  Presenting Author: Pamela G. Marrone – Invasive Species Control Corporation
• On Demand

  Self-sustaining Beauveria bassiana granules for the biological control of western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis
  

  Presenting Author: Cheryl Sullivan – University of Vermont
• On Demand

  Using entomopathogens in greenhouses in Ontario, Canada: Adoption and challenges
  

  Presenting Author: Stefan Jaronski – Virginia Tech University

  Co-Author: Graeme Murphy – Biological Control Solutions