The sterile navel orangeworm project is receiving even more industry support with the Almond Board of California (ABC) contributing a significant amount of funding toward a critical component of the…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 04-12-19
…a Navel Orange Worm project running. Also, you’ll hear another episode of the Voices of the Valley podcast. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and…
Study Sheds Light on Major Disease in Roses
…30 states. A rose mite (seen in orange) hides among the flower buds deep within a rose. A study by researchers at the ARS Electron and Confocal Microscopy Unit and their colleagues…
California Citrus Growers Face Existential Threat in HLB
…disease. Orange growers have an advantage as these trees harden off in the summer, limiting places for the psyllids to lay eggs. Growers who treat their groves for various pests…
Editing Genes in Citrus to Combat HLB
…von Mogel noted. “Our hope is to then create varieties like…the Washington navel but have a few genes edited that will allow it to be resistant to the disease.” Editing…
Rare Southern California Rain Sets Up Avocados
…said. “This year, because of the way those storm systems came in from the south, San Diego County, Riverside, Orange County did quite well in terms of total rainfall.” Bellamore…
USDA Provides Funding to California to Support Projects that Protect Agriculture and Natural Resources
…that potentially pose a plant health risk; and $225,188 to support the development and evaluation of using a sterile insect release program to help manage navel orangeworm, which is a…
Estimating Worm Potential a New Idea for NOW Management
Navel orangeworm is an ongoing issue for nut growers and estimating worm potential could be a valuable tool in management. “One of the bases of integrated pest management is doing…
Extraordinary Types of Orchids to Grow
…— fitting to its common name, it has a flower inflorescence resembling a flying insect; and, the Monkey Face Orchid — a real beauty, this variety has strongly orange-scented flowers…
Central Valley Citrus Growers Manage through Mid-Season Freeze
…mandarins and lemons, but the temperature did not drop low enough to cause concern. Navel orange varieties can tolerate temperatures as low as 27-28 degrees before wind machines are needed….
Exploring Varieties of Tomatoes
…tomatoes that have many different colors including black, pink, white, purple, blue, yellow and orange. Some have stripes or multi colors, like the Blue Gold Berries and Ozark Sunsets; unusual…
Sterile Pink Bollworm Project Had Issues Too
Similar to the sterile navel orangeworm project, pink bollworm sterilization efforts had issues at first too. California Pistachio Research Board Manager Bob Klein noted the same problems as UC Cooperative…
HLB Detections Increased in 2018 as Monitoring Efforts Intensify
…been located in Los Angeles and Orange counties. A total of 1,010 trees have been found to be infected with HLB since 2012, however, the disease has not yet been…
The California Kitchen: Teriyaki Roasted Orange Roughy
…2 T Vegetable Oil TT S+P 4 Orange Roughy Steaks 4 T Teriyaki Sauce Roast for 10 Minutes The California Kitchen: Teriyaki Roasted Orange Roughy For this and many more…