…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…
Counting Natural Defenses with Aphids, Spider Mites
…based on the combination of how many pest mites and how many predators we are seeing in the orchard.” Symmes reminds growers the UC IPM website has information and visuals…
Identifying Ants First Step in Control
…a pretty good degree of certainty, whether you are identifying that ant correctly.” Tollerup added that the University of California IPM website has great visual references to help identify ants….
Shot Hole Borer Trapping in Avocado Groves
…More About The Pest From the UC IPM website: Symptoms of polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB) attack and fungus infection differ among tree species. The beetle produces a very precise,…
Identifying Vine Mealybug, A Growing Problem
…email Battany at mcbattany@ucanr.edu. Read more from Battany’s blog post. Vine Mealybug Managment From the UC IPM Website: Vine mealybug occurs in all major California production areas. In California, the…
Innovative Pest Management Solutions
…for IPM research and implementation efforts for pests in all settings throughout the nation. IPM practices in agriculture promote a healthy crop environment while conserving organisms that are beneficial to…