Combating Copper Resistance
A Case Study on Managing Bacterial Blight in Blueberries

During this one-hour webinar, learn how to use best practices & biologicals to combat copper resistance & manage bacterial blight in blueberries.

• You will learn from researchers & industry professionals about the current state of copper resistance in Pacific Northwest blueberries with blueberry bacterial blight, Pseudomonas syringe.
• IPM tools & tactics will be discussed as outlined in the Pacific Northwest Insect & Disease Management Handbook, including products, timings, & rate.
• This discussion will include how to utilize an IPM program to help reduce the use of copper & increase modes of action to effectively control P. syringe. 
  

Virginia Stockwell, Ph.D., is a Research Plant Pathologist with the USDA ARS in Corvallis, Oregon. She conducts research on the understanding & management of bacterial & fungal diseases of small fruits. She conducted team research on the bacterial blight & canker of blueberries caused by Pseudomonas syringae. Her team isolated & characterized bacterial isolates from Washington & Oregon, including assays to determine copper tolerance. Her team also monitored when the bacterium is actively growing on blueberry plants. Finally, Virginia's team also evaluated control approaches for P. syringae, such as application of copper or biological control agents, & growing plants under shelter.

David Youngquist is the Territory Sales Manager for Pro Farm Group in the Western Cascades region of the Pacific Northwest, including western Washington, western Oregon, & central Oregon. David has his Bachelors of Science in business & technology from Washington State University with a minor in horticulture. David has been working with farmers in an advisory role for the last 10 years as an agronomist, farm manager & farm owner. David sits on the board of NARF (North West Agricultural Research Foundation). Having worked in agriculture since the age of 12, David is experienced in blueberries & other small fruits, potatoes, corn, & grass seed & many other crops grown in Skagit Valley, Washington. 

Liz Henry, Ph.D., is Group Leader for Microbiology & Plant Pathology at Pro Farm Group. Liz enjoys the complexity of plant – microbe interactions, & over the course of her career has worked in both the Plant Pathology & Biostimulant sectors. Liz’s PhD work focused on molecular plant - microbe interactions of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato in tomato & Arabidopsis. Liz spent 2 years for her postdoc at Bayer CropScience working on beneficial Bacillus interactions in corn & soy. Liz also had another academic postdoc at UC Davis working on Citrus Greening control technologies. In 2021, Liz joined Pro Farm Group where she now leads the Microbiology & Plant Pathology Department.