UPPER LAKE, Calif. – The Mendocino College 15th Annual IPM (Integrated Pest Management) Seminar, addressing such topics as weed control strategies, exotic pests in North Coast vineyards, sudden oak death, and nutrition for trees and vines, is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 16.

The seminar will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Lodge at Blue Lakes, 5135 W. Highway 20.

This year’s seminar is cosponsored by the Lake County Winegrape Commission and Mendocino College.

The enrollment fee for the daylong event is $45 for individuals who register online at http://mendocinocollegeipm2012.eventbrite.com .

Fee for registration by mail or fax is $55. Attendees may earn seven hours of continuing education approved by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR).

Deadline for registration is Nov. 11. Lunch will be provided to preregistered attendees. Walk-ins may be accommodated for the seminar, but lunch will not be guaranteed, according to the sponsors.

For information, contact Paul Zellman, education director for the Lake County Winegrape Commission, by sending an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by fax to 707-463-6699.

Additionally, information is available from Jim Xerogeanes, director of Agriculture/Natural Resources at Mendocino College, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Check-in for the class will begin at 7:30 a.m. Presentations will begin at 8 a.m.

Scheduled speakers include John Roncoroni, weed specialist, University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE), Napa County; Kim Gallagher Horton, Biobest, USA; Tom Anderson, DPR; Paul Ryan, DPR Enforcement Branch liaison; Lucia Varela, Ph.D., UCCE, Sonoma; Jack Marshall, California Department of Forestry/CalFire; and Greg Young, soil scientist and vineyard/agricultural consultant.

A panel of growers will give a review of this year’s pest management issues in vineyards and orchards. Broc Zoller, The Pear Doctor, will be joined by Ann Thrupp, sustainability manager for Fetzer & Bonterra Vineyards, and Daniel Robledo, Crop Production Services.