UKIAH, Calif. – Growers and others involved in the North Coast pear industry are invited and encouraged to attend the 2011 North Coast Pear Research meeting to be held Monday, Feb. 7.

The event will be held at the U.C. Cooperative Extension Conference Room, 890 N. Bush St., Ukiah, a wheelchair-accessible facility.

Topics will include research in entomology, plant pathology and horticulture, including codling moth mating disruption, pest management issues surrounding unmanaged apple and pear trees, fire blight and post-harvest disease management, nitrogen fertilization, rootstocks and organic weed control.

The meeting is sponsored by University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE), California Pear Advisory Board, Pear Pest Management Research Fund and the Mendocino County Department of Agriculture.

Refreshments will be sponsored by the California Pear Advisory Board and the Pear Pest Management Research Fund.

There is no charge for the meeting, however, please RSVP by Feb. 1 to U.C. Cooperative Extension at 707-263-6838 to plan for refreshments.