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Biopesticides Complement Traditional Insecticides for Resistance Management and Residue Limits
With biopesticide use, it’s more about returns and less about risk. It is a safe bet that most…
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Category: Pest
Disease
Almond Leaf Scorch: A Periodic Disease in Almonds
An almond disease that has been present in California since at least the 1950s raised concerns last year…
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Pest
A Look Back at 2008-12 Navel Orangeworm Area-Wide IPM Project and Development of Mating Disruption for NOW
In principle, an area-wide integrated pest management program (AW-IPM) is a coordinated effort to target an entire pest…
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Pest
Biological Control of Navel Orangeworm in Tree Nut Orchards
University of California researchers have been evaluating the role of biological control of navel orangeworm (NOW) in California…
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Pest
Potential Effects of Drought and Climate Change on Insect Pests Including Navel Orangeworm
Climate change is the long-term statistically significant change in climate parameters due to increases in greenhouse gas (GHG)…
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Pest
Plant Nutrition Benefits Growers with Pest Management Plans
The integration of nutrient management is essential to an integrated pest management (IPM) plan. All my career, I…
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Pest
Managing Burrowing Rodents in Walnut
Research updates for burrowing rodents provide walnut growers with a more effective set of strategies and tools for…
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Pest
Keeping Rodents and Bird Numbers in Check in Hazelnut Orchards
Since man first began growing his own food, animals have made it a habit to help themselves to…
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Pest
Is Navel Orangeworm a Candidate for Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management in California?
Under integrated pest management (IPM), crop fields are considered interconnected agroecosystems where long-term pest/damage prevention is best achieved…
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Hazelnuts
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in Hazelnuts
Hazelnut growers are no strangers to battling invasive and destructive species. Farmers famously battled back from the brink…
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