LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The University of California Cooperative Extension invites growers and others involved or interested in producing olives to attend the special presentation “Managing olive insect pests” on Tuesday, May 14.
The presentation will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Lake County Agricultural Center, 883 Lakeport Blvd., Lakeport.
The talk will be given by University of California Integrated Pest Management Specialist and Research Entomologist Dr. Marshall Johnson.
Dr. Johnson is an expert on biological control of orchard insect pests and is a leader in the control of olive fruit fly and other olive pests.
He has received numerous awards and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Entomological Society of America.
There is no fee and morning refreshments will be served.
Further information can be obtained from U.C. Cooperative Extension at 707-263-6838, celake@ucanr.edu or http://celake.ucdavis.edu .
