About the Webinar
Discover the essentials of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) with Andy Ryland (Integrated Pest Management Consulting) in this adopting IPM webinar. Learn how adopting these principles and practices can improve your approach to pest control in vegetable and melon cultivation. Whether you are new to IPM or looking to refine your current practices, this session will equip you with valuable insights and practical strategies.
Topics:
- Introduction to IPM
What is IPM and how does it differ from traditional chemical control methods?
- Why choose IPM?
Compare outcomes of IPM versus conventional chemical controls and explore the advantages and disadvantages of adopting IPM practices.
- Core principles and practices
- Monitoring and assessment: Techniques for effective pest monitoring.
- Cultural controls: Enhance soil health through cover crops, crop rotations, and reduced tillage.
- Farm hygiene and quarantine: Best practices for maintaining farm health.
- Biological controls: Utilising natural predators, parasites, and pathogens to control pests and methods to encourage, attract, and preserve beneficial organisms.
- Chemical controls: Using chemicals as a supplementary tool within an IPM framework.
This practical and interactive webinar is ideal for vegetable and melon field growers, farm managers and agronomists who are interested in moving towards a more sustainable approach to pest management or who have adopted IPM and would like to refresh their knowledge and ask questions directly to an IPM expert.
Event Details
Date: Tuesday 10 September 2024
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm (AEST)
Location: Online via. Zoom
Registration: Click here to register
Meet the Presenter
Andy Ryland from Integrated Pest Management Consulting (IPMC) is an applied entomologist and crop protection consultant with more than 30 years’ experience in horticulture. He has worked with a variety of industries and crops including; the nursery industry, ornamentals and cut flowers, field and glasshouse vegetables and landscape groups. A one time owner and manager of an insectary he has a very good understanding of biological control as part of an IPM programme. He was secretary of the Australasian Biological Control association and was an accredited IPM consultant with that organisation.
Find out More
Please contact Sophia Thach, Applied Horticultural Research | 0413 937 313 | [email protected].