HMA NSW Fruit Care Update
HMA NSW Fruit Care update Friday 24 August
Dural Country Club 662A Old Northern Road Dural 2158
9:30 – 10 am arrival
10 am - Andrew Jessup presentation on fruit fly control. Andrew is a horticultural entomologist who has spent more than 20 years working with Queensland fruit fly.
11:30 am - Dr Nerida Donovan presentation on citrus canker. Nerida is a plant pathologist with the NSW DPI who specialises in citrus.
12:00 – Martin Horwood Identifying tomato/potato psyllid. Martin is a Senior Plant Biosecurity Officer with Greater Sydney Local Land Services.
1:30 pm – Visit to Engall’s Nursery to see what’s happening in citrus/fruit trees. Here we can have a discussion on the benefits, downsides of modern rootstocks etc.
Cost: HMA NSW members $20, Non-members $25
To book: https://www.trybooking.com/WWRO