…crop. “The UC IPM guidelines list two species that are a problem as pest ants on almonds and that’s the southern fire ant and the pavement ant…so you want to…
Turning Integrated Pest Management Ideas Into Action
…need to make IPM more robust,” said Pete Goodell, UC IPM advisor emeritus who spent 36 years as an IPM researcher, leader and teacher. “We need to make IPM easier…
Almond Update: NOW Mating Disruption a Viable Option
…the end. Listen to Haviland’s interview. From the UC IPM Guidelines Website: Mating disruption is a relatively new technique for managing navel orangeworm in almonds. As a supplemental management tool,…
Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine Lifted in Los Angeles County
…including Sri Lanka and Taiwan, and has invaded other areas, most notably Africa and Hawaii. Following the principles of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), CDFA uses a male attractant technique in…
Almond Board: Sanitation a Must for NOW
…Almond Conference and said the 2017 season was a stark reminder about the need to get those mummies out of the trees. From the UC IPM website: NOW Management Two…
USDA Invests in Integrated Pest Management for Increased Production
…adopt IPM practices and reduce pesticide use. In the fiscal year 2017, 77 awards totaling $27.6 million were made by the following programs to support IPM projects. The awards were…
Entomologist Frank Zalom Delivers 2017 ARS B. Y. Morrison Memorial Lecture at ASHS Conference
…developing research-based integrated pest management (IPM) programs. He is also recognized for his adeptness in mobilizing and coordinating different and often divergent scientific, stakeholder and governmental groups to achieve a…
Tulare County ACP Suppression Continues
…Counties have been successful in reducing psyllid numbers for more than a year. Link to UC IPM’s list of pysllid effective materials: ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/r107304411.html by Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program…
Almond Board: Reducing Harvest Dust
…sample taken after shaking and before the crop is windrowed will provide a progress report of that season’s IPM program, and will indicate what pests are in the almond orchard,…
Farm Bureau Praises EPA Chlorpyrifos Decision
…part of environmentally friendly IPM (integrated pest management) programs for nearly 50 years.” Duvall noted that the chemical is still subject to registration review and any concerns about its safe…
Almond Board: Leaffooted Bug On The Move
…Statewide IPM Advisor Winter temperatures this 2016–2017 season were not cold enough to have any negative impact on overwintering populations of leaffooted bug. Since mid-October, we have monitored large populations…
Six California Projects that Reduce Pesticide Use
…leadership, education and outreach by California based organizations that carry out pest management. The six projects use integrated pest management (IPM) to manage pests, combining preventive and natural strategies such…
Almond Board: Navel Orangeworm Predictor
…regulated throughout the world. Growers must take four critical steps in their IPM program to minimize navel orangeworm damage and risk of aflatoxin: Winter sanitation to remove and destroy mummy…
Safer, More Effective Pest Management
…The Applied Research and Development Program Area (ARDP), which invests in high priority pest management projects that encourage adoption and implementation of new IPM technologies. The Promoting IPM in Affordable…