Pest Alert Webinar – Ditylenchus dipsaci

PRIORITY PEST ALERT WEBINAR – RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

This season, a commercial garlic grower lost 100% of his 28-hectare crop to Ditylenchus dipsaci, an endoparasitic nematode that infests bulbs and has a broad host range.

Together, this and previous incidents increase the risk of infested bulbs entering the supply chain as both planting material and culinary stock, further heightening the threat this pest poses to the garlic industry.

The AGIA is offering a free webinar for Australian garlic growers and agronomists that will cover the incident, an overview of the pest, its management, and other mixed-crop host species.  We recommend immediate testing and will provide testing methods and laboratory details.

Join Letetia Ware, a leading expert in garlic production, pests, and diseases.  Letetia has consulted with Canadian and United States garlic growers affected by Ditylenchus dipsaci and has up-to-date research and practical experience with the best treatment methods.

A must for commercial garlic growers !

Register for free now, and an email will be sent with the webinar link.