Pests
Research Update on Broccoli Alternaria Head Rot Management
Broccoli head rot, also known as pin rot, continues to increase in the Salinas Valley, especially in fall…
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Prune Integrated Pest Management
In the Sacramento Valley orchard business, the grass is blue and the sky is green. The primary nut…
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Ecology, Monitoring and Management of Carpophilus Beetle: A New Invasive Pest of Tree Nuts in California
Growers and PCAs should be on the lookout for a new pest called carpophilus beetle (Nitidulidae: Carpophilus truncatus)…
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Challenges and Prospects for Biopesticide Discovery
The world population is projected to reach about 10 billion individuals by 2050. As a result, the agricultural…
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Navel Orangeworm Hullsplit Spray Considerations in 2023
From the standpoint of navel orangeworm (NOW) management in almonds, hullsplit is the most critical fruit developmental stage.…
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Average Daily Temperature in 2023 Has Been Lower: What Does it Mean for California Red Scale?
California red scale (CRS) is an armored scale insect that affects all citrus varieties. It attacks all aerial…
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Tackling Pesticide Resistance of Spotted Wing Drosophila in Cherries
Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) is an invasive fruit fly species native to Asia. It was first detected in…
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Mating Disruption of California Red Scale in Citrus
California red scale, Aonidiella aurantii, is one of the primary insect pests of citrus crops in California and…
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Diamondback Moth – A Serious Pest of Vegetable Crops
The Diamondback Moth (DBM, Plutella xylostella) is not a new insect pest by any means, but it has…
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Areawide Management for Navel Orangeworm: Learning from the Past
The navel orangeworm (NOW) continues to be public enemy #1 for most almond growers in California. Current efforts…
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