Grow Pro Series: Quality Assessment of Biological Control Agents

Описание: Welcome to the American Floral Endowment's Grow Pro Webinar Series! Throughout this series, our nationally recognized researchers, hosts, and speakers will offer ‘how-to’ advice based on AFE-funded and other research projects to help the industry navigate through these ever-changing growing challenges. The webinar topics are current and offer long-term opportunities for growers to focus on increased profit, greater sustainability, and improved labor efficiency. Each session includes a presentation and interactive Q&A. To see the full series calendar visit https://endowment.org/GrowPro. The February 17th session of our series focused on Quality Assessment of Biological Control Agents.

In this webinar, Dr. Raymond Cloyd provides a brief introduction of biological control and then focuses on the importance of quality assessment associated with biological control agents, such as predatory mites, parasitoids, and entomopathogenic nematodes. Raymond provides examples of quality assessment based on his research program over the last 5 years.

Topics covered include:
-Understanding why quality assessment of biological control agents is important
-How to conduct your own quality assessment of biological control agents, including predatory mites, whitefly parasitoids, and aphid parasitoids. -How to ensure the success of a biological control program by conducting quality assessments of biological control agents.

Speaker: Dr. Raymond Cloyd, Kansas State University
Moderator: Patrick Veazie, NC State University