Seminar: Using DRONES for early detection of laurel wilt affected
trees and early intervention
Date: April 18th, 2017
Time: 2PM-4PM
Location: Miami-Dade County Extension Service
18905 SW 280 St.
Homestead, FL 33031
RSVPs are requested, but not required. Please RSVP to Jeff Wasielewski,
jwasielewski@ufl.edu or 305-248-3311, ext. 227.
Seminar program agenda
Time Speaker/title Title of presentation
2:00PM-2:05PM Jeff Wasielewski, Commercial Tropical Fruit Crops Agent, Miami-Dade Co. Extension
Welcome and introduction
2:05PM-2:15PM
Jonathan Crane, Tropical Fruit Crop
Specialist, UF/IFAS/TREC
Purpose, uses, and potential
benefits of drone detection of laurel
wilt
2:15PM-2:45PM
Amanda Quevedo, Aviation Safety Technician, FAA UAS 101
2:45PM-3:10PM
Daniel Rodriguez, Owner, ALIVE LLC
The use of drones in avocado groves to detect laurel wilt
3:10PM-3:40PM
Carlos de la Torre, Grove Owner-Operator Example of scouting for laurel wilt with a drone
3:40PM-4:00PM
John Mills, Owner, iDC
Our experience with the use of drone detection of laurel wilt