Course Name:
2026 Southwest Ag Summit: Field Crops IPM Seminar
Module 1:
Proactive Resistance Management: Using Temporal Refuges to Guide Insect Control Decisions
Dr. Peter Ellsworth, University of Arizona, Entomologist/IPM Specialist
Update on soil-borne pathogens: Root Knot Nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) and Cotton Root Rot (Phymatotrichopsis omnivora).
Dr. Randy Norton, University of Arizona, Director of Safford Agricultural Center and Graham County Extension, Agronomist
Module 2:
Herbicide Performances against Palmer Amaranth in Central Arizona Cotton Production System
Dr. Avik Mukherjee, University of Arizona Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist Pinal Cooperative Extension
Field Evaluation of Pre- and Post-Emergence Herbicides in Corn Silage
Dr. Bhupinder Singh, University of Arizona, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Agronomy
Module 3:
Monitoring and Attempting to Get Ahead of Alfalfa Weevil Pyrethroid Resistance.
Kyle Harrington, University of Arizona, Associate in Extension
The Cotton Seed Bug as a new invasive and potential threat to cotton
Dr. Gabriel Zilnik, Research Entomologist, USDA-ARS
Course Number: CA# DPR-1216-26, 2.0 CEU's (Other), AZDA # 26400, 2.0 CEU's, CCA # SS 60976, 2.0 CEU's (IPM)
CEU Credits: This course is accredited by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, Arizona Department of Agriculture and Certified Crop Adviser.
Course availability will be through the end of the year and will be removed December 31st 2026.
The course contains video, requiring a computer that can play audio and video.
Contact and technical support: Robert Masson, masson@arizona.edu.