…cleaned properly at packinghouses and some of the other stuff like stem and leaf movement is curtailed.” The CPDPP has also started a series of trainings for field crews that…
Looking for ‘Natural Enemies’ in Asia to Control Invasive Plants
By Sharon Durham USDA Agriculture Research Service A caterpillar, Lygomusotima stria, on a Lygodium microphyllum leaf in Singapore. (Image courtesy of USDA/ARS) This June, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) ecologist Melissa…
APHIS Extends Status to Two GE Potatoes
…blight resistance, low acrylamide potential, reduced black spot bruising, and lowered reducing sugars on October 28, 2016. APHIS previously reviewed and deregulated these GE traits in other GE potatoes. APHIS…
Autumn Compost
…or mower and finely grind the pile into tiny pieces. Then, add a Nitrogen source to your leaf compost pile. Such as fresh cut grass, or, chicken, rabbit or horse…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine in Placer County
…they occur. Quarantines in new counties will be announced separately. The quarantine prohibits the movement of citrus and curry leaf tree nursery stock, including all plant parts except fruit, out…
Big Increases in Southern County Crop Report
…5 percent increase over 2014 in leaf lettuce, which moved it back into the county’s top five commodities. It ranked at number five for 2015, after hitting at only number…
New Toolkit for Teachers
…chicken, chickpeas, cucumbers, dates, eggs, figs, garlic, grapefruits, grapes, green beans, honeydew, kiwi fruit, leaf lettuce, lemons, lima beans, milk, mushrooms, nectarines, oats, olives, onions, oranges, peaches, pears, pecans, peppers,…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…average, with some ideal days and some days of stronger winds and wet weather. Spring rain increased the threat of blight. Hot weather in August resulted in an earlier than…
Properly Identifying Sugarcane Aphid
…and rub it, it’s very sticky and gummy. The aphids will produce just copious amounts of that. Then you’ll need to turn the leaf over and look at these bugs.”…
Preliminary Extension of Deregulation to Two GE Potato Lines
…by J.R. Simplot Company for late blight resistance, low acrylamide potential, reduced black spot bruising, and lowered reducing sugars. APHIS previously reviewed and deregulated these GE traits in other GE…
Psyllid Spreads North, Found in Placer County
…Additional information on these activities will be presented at the public meeting. Asian Citrus Psyllid damage on citrus leaf HLB is not harmful to humans or animals, but it is…
Research Targets Olive Knot Strategies
…normal leaf drop these result in leaf scar which is susceptible to infection. When an infection in an olive tree occurs, it may take several months for the tell-tale “knot”…
Walnut Objective Measurement Report
…some ideal days and some days of stronger winds and wet weather. Spring rain increased the threat of blight. Hot weather in August resulted in an earlier than usual start…
Little-Known Corn Disease Found in Nine States
…of bacterial lesions between leaf veins, symptomatic of bacterial leaf streak. Lesions usually have slightly wavy edges in contrast to the smooth, linear lesion margins of gray leaf spot. Backlighting…