Courtesy: UCANR The red palm weevil has devastated palm trees in areas where the pest has infested, so when the beetle showed up in Laguna Beach in 2012, a coordinated…
Little Known About Shot Hole Borer
Courtesy: UCANR There’s a new beetle infestation in California that researchers say is devastating. Little Known About Shot Hole Borer The polyphagous shot hole borer is a beetle that has…
Red Palm Weevil Update
Courtesy: UCANR There’s been progress on the fight against the red palm weevil and that is good news for the date industry. Red Palm Weevil Update In 2010 the red…
Ranching and California’s Drought Workshop and Webcast
…growing season and much more. The webcast is free and refreshments and lunch will be provided. Register for this webcast at http://ucanr.edu/droughtwebcastnov2014. For questions or more information, please call 805-781-5940….
Funding Focused on ACP Biological Control
Courtesy: UCANR The Tamarixia insect is a tiny bug that specifically feeds on the psyllid that spreads Huanglongbing disease. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has an update on the funding for…
CA Citrus Research Board Learning from Mexico
Courtesy: UCANR Members of the California Citrus Research Board just returned home from Mexico, where they learned more about that country’s battle against the Asian citrus psyllid. Gary Cooper has…
Part 6: What’s Next for Tamarixia
Courtesy: UCANR Concluding our series updating research on Tamarixia being used as a biological control on Asian citrus psyllids, AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman tells us where the results from the…
Part 5: Little Side Effects to Tamarixia
Courtesy: UCANR Continuing our series on using the Tamarixia bug as a biological control for Asian citrus psyllids, AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman tells us if there are any side effects…
Part 4: One Difficulty in Tamarixia Research
Courtesy: UCANR There is one issue researchers are having with studying Tamarixia as a biological control on Asian citrus psyllids. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman continues our series. Population generating difficulties…
Part 2: Expected Effectiveness of Tamarixia
Courtesy: UCANR Continuing our series on Tamarixia used in the fight against Asian citrus psyllids, AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has the efficiency researchers are looking for when the insect is…
Part 1: Characteristics of Tamarixia on ACP
Courtesy: UCANR Continuing our coverage of the possibility of Tamarixia as a biological control for the Asian citrus psyllid, Taylor Hillman begins a series updating ongoing research on. How Tamarixia…
Join the University of California in a One-Day Science Project on May 8th
…three topics (see below) in your local community. Then add your observations to the online database at beascientist.ucanr.edu. To participate in the UC Cooperative Extension “Celebration of Science and Service”…
Center for Produce Safety Announces Call for Research Proposals
…2014, 5 p.m. PST, and should be submitted through the CPS Grant System website at http://ucanr.org/cpsgrants/. All qualified research professionals are eligible to apply for CPS funding. Federal Funds Management…
Center for Produce Safety Announces Call for Research Proposals
…by March 14, 2014, 5 p.m. PST, and should be submitted through the CPS Grant System website at http://ucanr.org/cpsgrants/. All qualified research professionals are eligible to apply for CPS funding….