As drought conditions continue, the decline in water quality gets exponentially worse for growers across the state with both soil moisture and aquifer water. All-around Water Quality Declining Cooperative Extension…
Monitoring Important During Dry Weather
The importance of monitoring pests has increased over the last few years as prolonged weather events have resulted in abnormal pest pressures. Monitoring Important During Dry Weather Cooperative Extension Integrated…
New Almond Rootstock Showing Sensitivity
New rootstocks can take some time for growers to see their true characteristics, and one almond rootstock is showing some water sensitivity. Rootstock Showing Sensitivity Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Emeritus…
Two Species of Borer in California
…polyphagous shot hole borer showed up in California in 2008 and is a major concern for the avocado industry as it has been found in groves in Southern California. Cooperative…
Avocado Growers Getting Creative with Crops
At the avocado grower seminar series on the central coast, organizer and San Luis Obispo Cooperative Extension County Director Mary Bianchi wanted to bring in a wide variety of industry…
New Canker Phase Can Be Damaging
A new phase of band canker related to botryosphaeria has increased concern in northern California almond orchards. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Dani Lightle says the new phase has cankers reaching…
Warmer Winters Mean Less NOW Die-Off
…last few winters, so does the lower winter die-off rate for pests. Less NOW Die-Off Cooperative Extension Integrated Pest Management Advisor Emily Symmes says the weather shift is making management…
New Phase of Band Cankers
…are seeing. New Phase of Band Cankers Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Dani Lightle says she has received several calls from almond growers concerned about gumming on their trees. Growers are…
Drought Weather Increasing NOW Pressure
…Pressure Advisors are expecting high Navel orangworm pressure this year for almond growers. The Sacramento Valley saw an early biofix this season for the pest. Cooperative Extension Integrated Pest Management…
Checking Soil Profiles Sometimes ‘Best Tool’
Soil profiles can change over time. Advisors are seeing some weak areas in northern California orchards and checking your soil profiles first. Sometimes ‘Best Tool’ Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Emeritus…
Wide Range of Hosts for Bagrada Bug
…Range of Hosts Also known as the painted bug, the bagrada bug can cause huge damage because it feeds on plants in large populations. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Surendra Dara…
Nut Tree Yellowing in Northern California
…several calls from northern California growers about large, patchy yellowing in their groves. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Emeritus Joseph Connell says in a majority of the cases, the cause is…
High Orangeworm Pressure Expected
…biofix for navel orange worm extremely early, following the trend of an early season due to dry and warmer temperatures. Cooperative Extension Integrated Pest Management Advisor Emily Symmes says there…
Scholarship Supports Biological Control Research
…Harry Scott Smith Scholarship fund. How to Help Research Cooperative Extension Specialist Mark Hoddle has done extensive research on many natural defenses such as the parasitic wasp tamarixia on Asian…