Eye Gnat Research and Education Symposium 2012

Symposium Agenda

San Diego County Eye Gnat Research and Education Symposium 2012

 Sponsored by University of California Cooperative Extension, San Diego County Department of Environmental Health, and the Department of Entomology at UC Riverside

 March 22 (Thurs.), 2012

Moderator – James A. Bethke, Nursery and Floriculture Farm Advisor, UCCE San Diego

PRESENTATION - Nuisance Eye Gnats and Eye Flies: 50 Years Experience
VIDEO - Dr. Mir Mulla, Department of Entomology, University of California Riverside

PRESENTATION - Eye Flies in Southeast Asia, with Particular Reference to Thailand
VIDEO - Dr. Uruyakorn Chansang at the National Institute of Health in Thailand

PRESENTATION - San Diego County Eye Gnat Research and Education Project
VIDEO - James A. Bethke, Nursery and Floriculture Farm Advisor, UCCE San Diego

PRESENTATION - Other Nuisance Flies Not to be confused with Eye Gnats 
VIDEO - Alec Gerry, Department of Entomology, UC Riverside

PRESENTATION - Eye gnat population control in Coachella Valley
VIDEO - Gregory White, Vector Ecologist, Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District, Indio

PRESENTATION - Eye Gnats in Jacumba: The Communities Perspective
VIDEO - Danielle Cook, Resident, Member of Jacumba Against Gnats (JAG)

PRESENTATION - Cooperative Extension’s Role in solving Urban and Agriculture Issues 
VIDEO - Valerie Mellano, County Director, University of California Cooperative Extension, San Diego County

PRESENTATION - Impact of Eye Gnats on Farming in San Diego County
VIDEO - Eric Larson, Executive Director, San Diego County Farm Bureau

PRESENTATION - Eye gnats: San Diego County Department of Environmental Health Perspective
VIDEO - Jack Miller, Director, San Diego County Department of Environmental Health

PRESENTATION - Improvements in Eye Gnat Mass Trapping in San Diego County
VIDEO - Bryan Vander Mey, Staff Research Associate, UCCE San Diego

PRESENTATION - Eye Gnat Population Reduction in San Diego County and Future Research
VIDEO - James A. Bethke, Nursery and Floriculture Farm Advisor, UCCE San Diego

QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD