NE-SARE Professional Development Plant-Parasitic Nematode Workshop Welcome Diagnosis, Visual Assessment and Management of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes of Vegetables and Small Fruit in the Northeast George Abawi, NYSAES, Cornell University Beth Gugino, The Pennsylvania State University Jim LaMondia, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Deb Neher, University of Vermont ENE07-102

NE-SARE Professional Development Plant-Parasitic Nematode Workshop The Nematode Community... Ascaris lumbricoides Steinernema spp. C. elegans Acrobeles spp. Pratylenchus spp.

NE-SARE Professional Development Plant-Parasitic Nematode Workshop Workshop Goals Increase awareness about plant-parasitic nematodes Recognize the signs and symptoms of nematode damage (field diagnosis) Train in the use of tools to monitor root-knot and lesion nematode infestations in order to manage on an as-needed basis Discuss available management options

NE-SARE Professional Development Plant-Parasitic Nematode Workshop Workshop Agenda Introductions, pre-workshop survey, overview Nematology 101: Biology and ecology of nematodes Break Signs and symptoms of damage Lunch Assessing nematode infestation levels Nematode Management 101 Concluding discussion, Q&A, assessing project impact

NE-SARE Professional Development Plant-Parasitic Nematode Workshop Resource binder Powerpoint presentations General nematode information and lifecycles Nematode factsheets Lesion nematode on vegetables Root-knot nematode on vegetables Sugar-beet cyst nematode on beets and cabbage Soybean cyst nematode Nematode management on tomatoes, peppers, etc. Nematode management on cucurbits Strawberry black root rot Root-knot nematode on herbaceous perennial ornamentals

NE-SARE Professional Development Plant-Parasitic Nematode Workshop Resource binder Powerpoint presentations General nematode information and lifecycles Nematode factsheets Sampling and bioassay info Nematode workshop CD