…have one on spray-application technology, one on using dendrometers for irrigation management and another on management for navel orangeworm and coddling moth.” Pre-registrtion is not required for the event, but…
Central Valley Growers Welcome Cold
…high 20s to low 30s on Friday-Sunday nights which is ideal for most citrus varieties at this point in the season. Navel oranges and lemons are generally more cold tolerant…
Citrus Crop Forecast has No Changes
…boxes. Early increased from 590 to 600 thousand boxes and Honey decreased from 420 to 360 thousand boxes. FCOJ yield is 1.44 gpb and Florida Navel oranges were unchanged at…
Growers, Researchers Fight Citrus Disease
…stake is California’s fresh citrus production. California farmers provide much of the nation’s supply of navel oranges, mandarins, lemons and specialty citrus varieties—and have looked on nervously while Florida citrus…
Florida Citrus Harvest Expected to Decline
…of non-Valencia oranges, or early, mid-season, and Navel varieties, and 36.0 million boxes of Valencia oranges. The Navel orange forecast, at one million boxes, accounts for three percent of the…
Pacific Region October Crop Production Report
…2016-17 California orange crop forecast is 50.5 million boxes. California’s Navel orange forecast is 42.0 million boxes. Harvest is expected to begin in late October or early November. California’s Valencia…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…and mites to some orchards. Husk fly sprays were applied to some walnut groves. Pistachios were progressing well and some orchards were treated for navel orangeworm. California Citrus Valencia oranges…
Tight Shell Means Less Pests
…which make a good egg-laying habitat for navel orangeworm, peach twig borer and others,” Slaughter said. “The Spanish varieties, historically, were not sprayed with pesticide to take worm numbers down….
September Crop Production Report
…included the following commodities: Oranges, Navel The initial 2016-2017 season is forecast at 1.68 million tons (42.0 million boxes), down 8 percent from last season. This initial forecast is based…
CA Navel Orange Objective Measurement Report
Navel Orange Production Forecast The initial 2016-17 Navel orange forecast is 84.0 million cartons, according to a survey conducted by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Of the total Navel orange…
Psyllid Detection Locations Show Complacency
…that everyone is doing everything they can possibly do,” Nelson said. “Case in point, we have pictures during the course of the navel season in which a couple of shippers…
Electronic Bug Trap Reduces Labor
…just monitor one pest at a time,” Brame says. “The big ones we are focusing on today are navel orangeworm, codling moth, oriental fruit moth and about ten other species.”…
Citrus Forecast has Slight Changes
…total comprises 44 million boxes of non-Valencia oranges (early, mid-season, Navel, and Temple varieties), up 2 million boxes from last month, and 10.5 million boxes of Valencia oranges, unchanged from…
Considerations for Codling Moth Treatment
…other factors before making a codling moth treatment. Making an application for the pest could have implications down the road on navel orangeworm management and some biological controls. “With codling…