Continued communication with Dr. David James, Washington State University, regarding results of PredaLure experiments, deployment of lures in sweet corn and small fruit crops, and attractancy/repellency of weeds to beneficial insects.
Continued communication with Dr. Geoff Gurr, Charles Sturt University, Leeds Parade, New South Wales, Australia to discuss PredaLure and deployment of lures in sweet corn and methyl salicylate in broccoli.
On-farm blackberry PredaLure research has been conducted with Mr. John Bell (Scott County), Mr. Brian Geier (Franklin County) and Mr. Larry Brandenburg (Shelby County). In addition, urban research plots are being utilized with Mr. Jake Schmitz (Franklin County), Mr. Winni van Gessel, (Fayette County) and the Montessori Elementary and Middle School of Kentucky (Fayette County). On-farm blackberry leafhopper research was conducted with the Montessori Elementary and Middle School of Kentucky (Fayette County), Ms. Jessica Ballard (Fayette County), Mr. Eric Walles (Fayette County) and Mr. Berry Lane (Shelby County).
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Continued consulting with Ms. Joyce Bender of the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission to discuss landscape pest management, invasive plant species, farmscaping using perennial flowering plants, and perennial plant density and distribution.
Continued planning of farmscapes with Ms. Margaret Shea of Dropseed Native Plant Nursery regarding habitat restoration and landscape pest management and farmscaping using native perennial flowering plants.
Continued planning with Ms. Lori Belling of Meadowview Farm and Natural Habitat Gardens regarding landscape pest management and farmscaping using perennial flowering plants.
Continued communication with the Manufacturer and CEO of PredaLure, AgBio, Inc. Dr. Jan Menely, to discuss lure deployment strategies and results in sweet corn and blackberry plots. He provides all lures for my research.
Dr. Mark Sigourney of Syngenta Seed Company provides my research program with all sweet corn seed to use in my field research.
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