…for Tollerup’s grower tips on how to monitor. More from The Almond Board: Integrated pest management (IPM) is an ecosystem-based approach that emphasizes the balanced use of multiple tactics…
Scale Treatments Lasting Several Seasons
…Management From UC IPM website: Many species are usually well controlled by beneficial predators and parasites (natural enemies). Exceptions are when natural enemies are disrupted by ants, dust, or the…
Monitoring for Scale Crawlers Earlier
…a good idea every year to see how your scale management system is working. More on tape traps From the UC IPM website: Transparent double-sided sticky tape can be used…
Some Mating Disruption Becoming Cheaper
…disruption from the mechanical devices more affordable. More about codling moth From the UC IPM Website: Codling moth can be very difficult to manage, especially if the population has been…
Florida Growers Share HLB Fight
…the UC IPM website: The Asian citrus psyllid and huanglongbing disease originated in Asia or India and then spread to other areas of the world where citrus is grown. The…
Time for Walnut Scale Monitoring
…Decisions From UC IPM website: Start monitoring for walnut scale during the dormant season to determine the need for a treatment. Walnut scale monitoring can be combined with the monitoring…
Using Product to Fight White Rot
…on the disease. Ehn says continued industry support will them find an answer. Symptoms and Signs of White Rot From the UC IPM Website: Leaves of plants infected with the…
Industry Gets White Rot Update
…longer an option. The old management option was imported, which made it an expensive, and it had supply issues. More About White Rot From the UC IPM website: The pathogen…
Options for Managing Vine Mealybug
…growers, and one in particular shows decent results. The most successful parasite for control is known as Anagyrus pseudococci. More on Treating Vine Mealybug From UC IPM: If vine mealybug…
Vine Mealybug More Challenging to Treat
…More About Treatments From the UC IPM website: If vine mealybug is found in a vineyard, treatment is recommended. However, the level of treatment varies greatly depending on the region,…
El Nino Could Bring Vine Mealybug Relief
…about vine mealybugs From the UC IPM website: Vine mealybugs are small (adult females are about 1/8 inch in length), soft, oval, flat, distinctly segmented, and covered with a white,…
Management Tool Lets Growers Get Specific
…Tool Lets Growers Get Specific Cooperative Extension IPM Advisor Pete Goodell is showing growers how the new IPM mobile tool works, and says growers can select the specific materials they…
Pistachio Day Draws Large Crowd, Again
…pest control advisers also heard the latest about bushy-top syndrome, ipm management strategies, chill accumulation research and some interesting results from new pistachio cultivars. Cooperative Extension Advisor Craig Kallsen showed…
Spreading Vine Mealybug Populations
Courtesy: UC IPM Although they don’t move very fast, spreading vine mealybug populations can be aided by several factors. Spreading Vine Mealybug The vine mealybug is an emerging problem in…