…Decisions From UC IPM website: Start monitoring for walnut scale during the dormant season to determine the need for a treatment. Walnut scale monitoring can be combined with the monitoring…
Using Product to Fight White Rot
…on the disease. Ehn says continued industry support will them find an answer. Symptoms and Signs of White Rot From the UC IPM Website: Leaves of plants infected with the…
Industry Gets White Rot Update
…longer an option. The old management option was imported, which made it an expensive, and it had supply issues. More About White Rot From the UC IPM website: The pathogen…
Options for Managing Vine Mealybug
…growers, and one in particular shows decent results. The most successful parasite for control is known as Anagyrus pseudococci. More on Treating Vine Mealybug From UC IPM: If vine mealybug…
Vine Mealybug More Challenging to Treat
…More About Treatments From the UC IPM website: If vine mealybug is found in a vineyard, treatment is recommended. However, the level of treatment varies greatly depending on the region,…
El Nino Could Bring Vine Mealybug Relief
…about vine mealybugs From the UC IPM website: Vine mealybugs are small (adult females are about 1/8 inch in length), soft, oval, flat, distinctly segmented, and covered with a white,…
Management Tool Lets Growers Get Specific
…Tool Lets Growers Get Specific Cooperative Extension IPM Advisor Pete Goodell is showing growers how the new IPM mobile tool works, and says growers can select the specific materials they…
Pistachio Day Draws Large Crowd, Again
…pest control advisers also heard the latest about bushy-top syndrome, ipm management strategies, chill accumulation research and some interesting results from new pistachio cultivars. Cooperative Extension Advisor Craig Kallsen showed…
Spreading Vine Mealybug Populations
Courtesy: UC IPM Although they don’t move very fast, spreading vine mealybug populations can be aided by several factors. Spreading Vine Mealybug The vine mealybug is an emerging problem in…
Sanitation Key for NOW, No Matter the Nut
…sanitize, and the more host crops we have next door to each other, the more important that becomes for everyone.” Find out more about NOW from the UC IPM website….
Mealybug Species a Rising Concern for Growers
Courtesy: UC IPM A mealybug species and its reproductive characteristics is a rising concern for grape producers in California. Rising Concern for Growers Grape growers are starting to shift their…
UC Online Tool Delivers In-Field Information
…on chlorpyrifos use. Cooperative Extension Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Advisor Dr. Peter Goodell introduced growers and PCAs to a new tool that is mobile friendly. Goodell walked attending PCAs and…
How Pesticide Resistance Happens
…says putting more importance on your entire IPM’s efficiency is the way to look at it. For more information about IPM systems you can go to the UC IPM website….
Alyssum Attracts Good and Bad Insects
…in the weeds when seasonal temperatures rise. Record numbers of bugs can invade newly planted cole crops after mustard weeds dry out in late summer. Read more from UC IPM….