…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…
NOW Pressure Looks Low in Almonds
…says navel orange worm pressure looks a lot tamer than it has been in previous seasons. “Overall with navel orangeworm in almonds, this year it looks like the numbers are…
Pacific Region Fruit and Nut Review
…and Yuba Counties, almonds were developing quickly. Pistachio orchards received nutrient sprays. California Citrus Navel and Valencia oranges continued to be harvested. Navel oranges were being packed for the domestic…
Grapefruit, Lemons Tangerines Change in April Crop Forecast
…March 2016, and the first week of April 2016, included the commodities: Navel Oranges – The 2015 – 2016 Navel orange forecast is 84.0 million cartons, unchanged from the January…
Almond Tools Eliminating Pest Resistance
…similar case is happening with navel orangeworm. “There’s concerns out there right now about resistance to pyrethroids,” says Haviland. “However there’s diamides, spinosyns, other growth regulators and other options. Most…
Management Tool Lets Growers Get Specific
…talking about almonds, you would have to go to leaffooted bug and look at what the management approaches are. Then you would have to go over to navel orangeworm and…