California citrus growers have been forming ACP treatment areas for some time and Florida growers shared the importance of that communication in controlling Asian citrus psyllids (ACP). Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture …
Johnsongrass Target of New Research
A collaboration across the United States is looking to find new solutions to an old issue with johnsongrass. Johnsongrass is an ongoing issue in many different areas, and recent funding …
Scale Treatments Lasting Several Seasons
Advisors are seeing scale treatments in walnut orchards last multiple seasons and could stretch out the need to treat even further than current practices. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, …
Monitoring for Scale Crawlers Earlier
Seeing where you’re at with scale management is important for Walnut growers this time of year and one common monitoring practice needs to start being done earlier than normal. Sponsored …
Some Mating Disruption Becoming Cheaper
It’s also that time of year for walnut growers to be monitoring for codling moth and some updates on mating disruption might make the practice a little more feasible for …
ACP Monitoring ‘Springs’ Into Action
Spring in California is time to inspect citrus trees for Asian citrus psyllid A telltale sign of spring in California is a flush of new leaf growth on citrus trees. …
Time for Walnut Scale Monitoring
It’s that time of year again for growers to address walnut scale populations in their orchards and that starts with good monitoring to see what pressure there really is. Sponsored …
ACP Education for Northern California
The Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program is aiming to educate the northern California citrus industry on Asian citrus psyllid management as the pest continues to move up the state. …
Asian Wasps Could Help Stink Bug Control
UC and CDFA researchers make progress in fight against exotic brown marmorated stink bugs. Scientists are rearing tiny Asian wasps in quarantine and evaluating whether they can be released in …
Management Tool Lets Growers Get Specific
Growers can be as specific as they want with the new UC integrated pest management (IPM) tool, organizing the wealth of knowledge from the site to suit in-field needs. Sponsored …
Spreading Vine Mealybug Populations
Although they don’t move very fast, spreading vine mealybug populations can be aided by several factors. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Protecting Your Operation from Damaging Fire AntsJuly 11, …
UC Online Tool Delivers In-Field Information
Experts walked California growers and pest control advisers (PCAs) through a new online tool that can help them make in-field decisions at a recent chlorpyrifos meeting. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester …
Alyssum Attracts Good and Bad Insects
Some growers use sweet alyssum to promote biological defenses but a new dangerous agriculture pest to California is also showing to be attracted to the plant. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester …