Citrus Postharvest Pest Meeting Held in Santa Barbara

There were 48 participants at the 34th annual Citrus Postharvest Pest Control meeting, which was held in Santa Barbara, California.  Held April 17-18, 2012, participants came from California, Florida, and from as far away as South America and Europe. 

The meeting was organized and moderated by Dr. Mary Lu Arpaia.  Veronique Bikoba spoke about Dr. Beth Mitcham's Lab's ongoing research on ethyl formate, a postharvest fumigant that is being examined as a possible replacement for some applications of methyl bromide.  Dr. Jim Adaskaveg, another of the Postharvest Technology Center's associates, also spoke to the group regarding managing resistance development to postharvest fungicides.  The 35th annual meeting is planned for April 2013.