P-IE Invasive Species Field Tour Agenda

 Tuesday, September 12
All Day Attendee Arrivals
Evening

Welcome Reception at the Hotel
Welcome to FL and Impact of Invasives in FL: Scott Angle, VP UF IFAS (former head of NIFA)
 Wednesday, September 13
Morning Breakfast at the Hotel (tour departs at 8 AM)
Wekiwa Spring State Park
See Laurel Wilt in forest system, discussion by Jeff Eickwort, FL Forest Service
Discussion of Laurel Wilt on the bus to CREC by Romina Gazis UF/IFAS
Afternoon

Lunch at CREC
Michael Rogers (welcome & info about CREC)
Greg Hodges- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services- Division of Plant Industry
Eva Buckner (UF)- mosquito vectored diseases and invasive mosquitoes
Carey Minteer (UF)- Invasive weed biocontrol
Short tour of station to talk about research on invasive insects and pathogens*
Evening Dinner in Orlando
 Thursday, September 14
Morning Breakfast at the Hotel (tour departs at 8 AM)
University of Central Florida
Josh King will walk around campus and talk about invasive ants in Florida and non-chemical management
Return to hotel for lunch and wrap-up
*will be hot and sunny
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