Entomology Association of Southern California Quarterly Meeting
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia CA
March 3, 2015 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
9:00am
Dr. Erin Rankin, Professor University of California Department of Entomology, Riverside CA
yellow jacket research
10:00am
Dr. Akif Eskalen, Specialist, University of California Department of Plant Pathology, Riverside CA
Update on Foamy Canker Disease of Coast Live Oak in Southern California
11:-11:30 County reports
11:30 to 1:00 Lunch on your own.
1:00pm
Brett Chandler, President, Associates Insectary, Santa Paula CA
Producing insects for biological control
2:00pm
Dr. Gevork Arakelian, Senior Biologist , Los Angeles County Department of Agricultural Commissioner/Weights and Measures
An update on invasive insect pests in Southern California.
3:00pm
Dr. Alec Gerry, Specialist, University of California, Department of Entomology, Riverside, CA
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly—research update on pestiferous flies.