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Fire Blight Fruit School, Wenatchee WA and online
February 24 @ 8:00 am - 3:30 pm PST
Confluence Technology Center Wenatchee/ Virtual
285 Technology Center Way, Wenatchee, WA 98801
February 24, 2026
Hybrid In-person and Virtual event
Join us for an intensive workshop focused on managing fire blight of apple and pear. The session will include presentations from experts on new management strategies and in-depth discussion. Thank you to funding support from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Specialty Crop Research Initiative and event sponsors NCW Fieldmens Association, POME club and Okanogan Horticultural Association.
Topics
- Fire blight biology
- Using Prohexadione Calcium and Actigard for Shoot Blight Management
- Biopesticide efficacy
- Antibiotic resistance management
- Managing fire blight infections: pruning, sanitation
- Winter canker sanitation
Format
- Expert presentations
- Discussion
- In-person and virtual options
Speakers
- Kerik Cox, Cornell University
- George Sundin, Michigan State University
- Suzanne Slack, Iowa State University
- Frank Zhao, Washington State University
- Tianna DuPont, Washington State University
- Khashi Ghorbani, University of Illinois
- Srdjan Acimovic, Virgina Polytechnic
- Katherine Dougherty, Michigan State University
- Achala KC, Oregon State University