…their long beaks and tongues. Try cardinal flowers, fuchsia, lantana, petunia, and salvia. Butterflies are attracted to red, orange, and yellow flowers, and they tend to go towards open blooms….
Common Virus That Could Impact Your Pumpkin Crop
…have a more uniform crop of round, orange fruits, you might be a bit puzzled to find your crop loaded with imperfections, discoloration, and warts. All signs pointing to an…
Citrus Production Declines in Volume and Value
…was $3.31 billion (packinghouse-door equivalent) for the 2020-2021 season. While grapefruit value improved by 11 percent over last year, orange value dropped by seven percent. The production value of tangerines…
Type of Melons Known for Their Sweet, Enticing Flavor
…orange flesh. Sarah’s Choice have a super creamy sweet flavor that melts in your mouth and smells really good. Hannah’s Choice is another hybrid and has a rich sweet taste…
Almond Update: 2021 Harvest Season ‘Looking Good’ So Far
…than normal this season. Compared to last year, navel orangeworm pressures appear to be more prevalent in some areas. Ant damage has also increased a bit this season, with some…
San Diego Quarantined After First HLB Discovery in the County
…material of one orange tree and one lemon tree, both of which have since been removed and disposed of by CDFA. As a result of the detection, a 68-square-mile quarantine…
Almond Matters: Final Preparations with Harvest on The Way
…Dipel with a miticide for the applications going out now. That approach can assist with mite management as well as navel orangeworm. “Navel orangeworm is probably the biggest pest going…
Almond Matters: Heatwave Exacerbating Pest Problems
…reproduction in orchards. Burkdoll suggests that growers addressing mite populations also use the opportunity to also combat navel orangeworm. “As we get closer to harvest, you need to keep in…
Drought Emergency Declared in Nine More California Counties
…real-time.” The only counties where a drought emergency has yet to be declared are San Francisco, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Imperial, and San Diego. Newsom explained that…
Almond Matters: Pre-Hull Split Pest Management
…is a good time to be out there looking for mites at the same time checking traps for navel orangeworm.” Monitoring high-traffic areas, vigorously checking the orchard canopy, and keeping…
Plants That Take a Lot of Heat and Still Bloom Through Dry Spells
…comes in a number of varieties with yellow, orange, red, pink, or white blooms and tolerates heat like a champ. It’s also a great cut flower. Blanket Flower is a…
Plant-Based Sources to Tap into for Vitamin D
…have been fortified. For example, soy and almond milk, tofu, and ready-to-eat cereals, orange juice, etc. Of course, the best source of vitamin D is sunshine. Although the sun isn’t…
Almond Matters: Planning for Pre-Hull Split Applications
…on a preventative for hull rot coupled with a preventative for navel orangeworm, you can get a twofer out of the deal. Two things in the tank for one shot,…
Almond Update: Second Flight of NOW Expected to Be Substantial
It has been an interesting year for navel orangeworm (NOW) pressure in almond orchards. Independent PCA with Valley Ag Consulting Services, Tracy Miller said that trap counts were much higher…