Pest & Disease Management Workshop – Dumont Rose Gardens, Glenorie, NSW
Are you a cut flower grower in NSW who needs help staying ahead of pest and disease outbreaks in your crops? Join us for a FREE workshop on integrated pest and disease management (IPDM), led by experienced IPDM specialists, Dr Robert Spooner-Hart and Dr Len Tesoriero. This is the second of 5 workshops that will be held throughout NSW.
Integrated Pest and Disease Management (IPDM) is a practical approach that helps you stay ahead of pest and disease outbreaks. By combining cultural, biological, and chemical strategies, IPDM supports healthier crops, reduces your reliance on pesticides, and can save you money over time — all while minimising harm to the environment
Who’s this for?
For those just getting started with IPDM, this hands-on workshop will give you the practical knowledge and confidence to take the next steps
For those already practising IPDM, this is an opportunity to seek support from specialists on problematic pests and further build your skills.
What we’ll cover:
The key steps to IPDM
How to identify and manage key insect pests in cut flowers
Common diseases and how to manage them
How to get the most out of your pesticide application
Crop scouting techniques
Free lunch and networking
This workshop is being hosted at Dumont Rose Gardens, 5 Pinus Ave, Glenorie, NSW.
If you can’t attend this workshop, stay tuned. There will be three more workshops to come in NSW.
This workshop is organised by RMCG and is funded by AgriFutures Australia with support from the Australian and NSW Governments. The workshops are part of a larger project aimed at reducing chemical and plastic waste in the NSW cut flower industry. As part of that, they will also be delivering:
Subsidised ChemCert training and refresher courses
Support identifying and dealing with pests and diseases, and plastic waste
Factsheets on pest and disease management
Webinars on plastic and chemical waste
More on the presenters…..
Dr. Robert Spooner-Hart - Western Sydney University
Dr. Robert Spooner-Hart is an Associate Professor of Sustainable Plant Production Systems at the University of Western Sydney, Australia. He has over 40 years of experience in entomological research and development, with a major emphasis on IPM, sustainable pest management, biological control, and beneficial insects in horticultural production. He has conducted numerous research and extension projects on IPM and sustainable production with growers in Australia and overseas.
Dr. Len Tesoriero - Crop Doc Consulting
After a career as a plant pathologist with the NSW Department of Primary Industries, Len retired in 2018 and established the consulting firm Crop Doc Consulting Pty Ltd. He maintains a role with NSW DPIRD as a Visiting Scientist contributing to disease surveillance and mentoring younger plant pathologists. Over the past years he has conducted research on diseases of almonds, pistachios, olives and vegetables. He has previously worked extensively on integrated disease management strategies for protected cropping vegetables and cut flowers.