GPDN Webinars

GPDN is excited to kick off the GPDN Webinar Series for 2021! This year the series will be hosted via Zoom. The series will feature speakers from universities and government agencies across the country. Topics include invasive pests, modeling, and updates on some diseases. These topics are relevant to pest management specialists and diagnosticians in plant pathology, entomology, and weed science.

Schedule: Wednesdays, January 27 – March 17, 2021 | 8:00 AM WST, 9:00 AM GMT, 10:00 AM CST, 11:00 AM EST.

Registration: Register in advance for these webinars by clicking the links in the “Registration” column below. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Contact: Eva Grimme at 406-994-5150 or Eva.grimme@montana.edu for more information.

Date	Presenter	Title	Registration
January 27	Ms. Ruchika Kashyap & Dr. Febina Mathew South Dakota State University	Evaluating sensitivity of sunflower fungi, Diaporthe helianthi and D. gulyae, to pyraclostrobin (QoI) fungicide.	View Recording
February 3	Dr. Daniel Potter University of Kentucky	Diagnosing and managing insect damage to lawns.	View Recording
February 10	Dr. Laura Jesse Iles & Mr. Ed Zaworski Iowa State University	Techniques for Extracting and Identifying Plant Parasitic Nematodes.	View Recording
February 17	Dr. Megan Romberg USDA Beltsville, MD	Will the real Alternaria please stand up? Fungal nomenclature and determining the correct, or at least most current, name for a fungal identification.	View Recording
February 24	Dr. Tim Seipel Montana State University	Biology and identification of pigweeds (Amaranthus) to root out Palmer amaranth and waterhemp in Montana.	View Recording
March 3	Mrs. Erin Gunnink-Troth Montana State University	Detection and Management of Seedborne Pulse Diseases.	Register Here
March 10	Mrs. Abiya Saeed Montana State University	Best management practices for protecting native pollinators in the landscape.	Register Here
March 17	Dr. Justin McMechan University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Soybean Gall Midge: Scouting, Biology, and Management of a New Pest in Midwest.	Register Here