…hybrid of a tangerine and a super sweet grapefruit. The Washington navel is a sweet, seedless orange that is easy to peel and perfect for eating. If you want to…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 04-30-20
…helping to control navel orangeworm, details on the cancellation of the California State Fair and how one company is working on lab-grown cotton. Tune in to the show for these…
Almond Update: NOW SIT Research Continuing to Evolve, Improve
The sterile insect technique (SIT) for helping to control navel orangeworm (NOW) in nut crops continues to progress. Sterile moths are being released in almond and pistachio test plots and…
Pandemic Markets Continue Roller Coaster Season for California Citrus
…ride in 2020. “We have kind of had a roller-coaster season to this date. Our navel markets were depressed and not looking good, but then when the coronavirus hit, you…
Almond Matters: Pest Management Preparation
…with Navel orangeworm and mite pressures. “Certainly, this time of year is a great time to start preparing for Navel orangeworm; starting to look at those models for the first…
IPM Achievement Award Winners Announced
…respond to arising pest issues. Most notably, UCPMA has focused strongly on encouraging the adoption of mating disruption technology for a pest known as navel orangeworm, a major threat to…
Almond Matters: Developing A Dormant Control Program
…far as insect pressure goes, navel orangeworm is probably the number one pest for going after in almonds up here,” said Field Market Development Specialist for Valent U.S.A. Todd Burkdoll….
Sterile NOW Project Gets Major Funding in Appropriations Bill
A navel orangeworm moth perched on a pistachio. UCANR Photo: Kathy Keatley Garvey The project looking at sterile technology to help combat navel orangeworm gets a big boost. Navel orangeworm…
Almond Matters: Winter Sanitation Increases Chance for Successful Spring
…pest as tough as navel orangeworm. If you’re not covering the nuts and getting good coverage in the sutures and all that, well then navel orangeworm basically has a free…
CAPCA Conference Highlights Science and Innovation for the Future of Agriculture
…can make recommendations and improvements to scouting and spraying. Several presentations also looked at conventional pest management, with some focusing on brown marmorated stink bug, as well as navel orangeworm….
Sterile NOW Project Sees Major Improvement
Courtesy USDA/APHIS A project looking at using sterilizing methods to control navel orangeworm populations is seeing some uplifting improvements after a few tweaks. Research is testing the sterilization of male NOW…
Almond Update: Sanitation a Must as Harvest Wraps Up
…interview. There’s still time to submit your ‘Mummy Shake’ video for this year’s contest. Go almonds.com for the ‘Mummy Shake’ official rulesand to find more information about navel orangeworm management….
Navel Orange Forecast Down from Last Year
The initial forecast from the U.S. Department of Agriculture is calling for a slightly smaller production year for California navel oranges compared to 2018. The forecast is expecting 76 million,…
Almond Update: Mummy Shake Contest A Creative Sanitation Reminder
…the tune of Monster Mash. ABC’s Industry Communications Specialist Ashley Knoblauch said the contest is a creative way to remind everyone of the importance that sanitation practices have on navel…