Seminar Dates: September 18, 2024 3:00 PM
Seminar Cost: $45.00 Register Now
Seminar Description:
With many wanting to find an alternative to using glyphosate for weed control, this seminar will present research findings from several recent trials using organic and non-conventional herbicides in landscape situations. Also discussed will be some of the considerations when switching to organic herbicides including cost, efficacy, and personal protective equipment.
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand how organic herbicide work
2. Learn about results of organic herbicides from recent and past trials
3. Understand the considerations of using organic herbicides opposed to glyphosate
Belinda Messenger Sikes
Belinda Messenger-Sikes is the urban writer/editor for UC IPM's Urban and Community Program. As a writer and editor, Belinda contributes to the Urban IPM Program’s newsletters, blogs, online training course development, and other materials. She coordinates the publication process for the peer-reviewed Pest Notes and Natural Area Pests series. She also assists academics and staff in developing curricula for various training materials aimed at urban audiences. Belinda holds a Ph.D. in plant pathology from UC Riverside. Her dissertation studied the use of calcium soil amendments for control of Phytophthora root rot of avocado. After graduating, she worked as a mycologist in the discovery section of AgraQuest, a biopesticide company in Davis. She worked for 16 years in the pest management branch at the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, where she worked in both urban and agricultural IPM. She initiated the department's school and child care IPM program and worked as the child care IPM specialist for eight years. Belinda specialized in outreach and education of school staff and child care providers, introducing new users to the concepts and practices of IPM and safe use of pesticides.
