…on a preventative for hull rot coupled with a preventative for navel orangeworm, you can get a twofer out of the deal. Two things in the tank for one shot,…
Almond Update: Second Flight of NOW Expected to Be Substantial
It has been an interesting year for navel orangeworm (NOW) pressure in almond orchards. Independent PCA with Valley Ag Consulting Services, Tracy Miller said that trap counts were much higher…
Almond Update: Off-Ground Harvesting Offers A Multitude of Benefits
…the 2020 Virtual Almond Conference. The practice can help growers reduce the amount of herbicide used in orchards, while also helping mitigate navel orangeworm damage. Additionally, Saa said the practice…
Almond Matters: Still Time to Address Peach Twig Borer and Other Pests
…predator pest population and at the same time knock out unwanted lepidopteran pests like navel orangeworm and peach twig borer.” Each grower and PCA has their own set of criteria…
Shifting Trends in California Citrus Varieties
…so acreage to Valencia’s has gone down quite a bit,” Babcock noted. “Navel oranges have been fairly steady, but in the last five years or so it looks like, according…
Almond Matters: Using Degree-Day Calculator and Traps to Plan Treatments
…collect male insects in order to establish a biofix for pests such as Navel Orangeworm and Peach Twig Borer. Using information collected through trapping and data from the degree-day calculator…
California to Receive $17.1 Million to Support Pest Prevention Efforts
…set to receive $4 million. Close to $250,000 will be used for supporting a sterile insect release program to manage navel orangeworm. Finally, a project to support pest and disease…
2020 Mummy Shake Video Contest Winner Announced
…song parody of “Monster Mash” provided by ABC. The song reminds growers about the link between mummy nuts and navel orangeworm (NOW). Winter sanitation efforts, which includes “mummy shaking,” is…
Almond Update: It’s Time to Mummy Shake!
…to be creative and emphasize practices that fight against navel orangeworm. ABC’s Industry Communications Specialist Ashley Knoblauch said entries are being accepted now through November 20. Listen to Knoblauch’s full…
Future Navel Orangeworm Issues with Warming Temperatures
…will be economically and environmentally costly to California – a fifth generation of navel orangeworm, the most destructive pest of almonds, walnuts and pistachios. Navel orangeworm (NOW) will be more…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 09-14-20
…potato varieties, the Housing for the Harvest Program created for farm workers during COVID, and get a look at USDA’s optimistic navel orange prediction for 2020. Tune in to the…
California Navel Orange Initial Forecast Positive For 2020
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released an optimistic navel orange prediction for 2020. The National Agricultural Statistics Service’s California Navel Orange Objective Measurement forecasts 84 million boxes from the golden…
$1 Million BIFS Grant to Address Pest Control in Walnuts
…next three years. Through the BIFS grant, the team aims to expand low-risk pest control practices in addressing pests such as coddling moth and navel orangeworm. Chlorpyrifos, which has typically…
Almond Matters: Keeping Orchards Healthy as Harvest Approaches
…couple different factors that can play into keeping the trees healthy,” said Todd Burkdoll, Field Market Development Specialist for Valent U.S.A.. “Navel orangeworm, hull rot, and then the ants are…