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Pest
Winter Sanitation at Top of Mind This Winter
Mummy nuts have been identified as the link for overwintering navel orangeworm (NOW), and growers are strongly encouraged…
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Category: Pest
Harvest
Harvest Sampling Can Be Key to Improving Pest Management Practices
Harvest samples are the ‘whodunit’ in the tree nut industry. Cracking open nuts taken at harvest from bins,…
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Disease
Invasive Carpophilus Beetle Marching into Valley Orchards
When PCA Justin Nay began finding fine, powdery frass in Peterson traps set to monitor navel orangeworm (NOW)…
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Pest
Grasshopper Infestation on the March in the North State
Almond, walnut and pistachio ranch manager DC Felciano watched as the infestation of grasshoppers consumed the leaves and…
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Pest
Facing the Growing Threat of Invasive Pests in California’s Tree Nut Industry
Dear Readers, As the publisher of West Coast Nut, I want to take a moment to discuss an…
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Pest
What Lies Beneath: Know Your Plant-Parasitic Nematodes on Perennial Crops
California produces over 400 different crops, many of them specialty and perennial crops that flourish on the state’s…
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Pest
How to be Successful with the Use of Biologicals
Biological products have been used in agricultural systems for decades and more recently have been shown to provide…
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Pest
5 Things to Know About Stink Bug Pests in Orchards
No longer secondary pests in orchards, large bug species that cause crop loss and damage are posing more…
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Pest
Annual Nematology Workshop Highlights Management, Control Options
Dealing with plant-parasitic nematodes, in annual or perennial crops, means knowing management options, soil sampling techniques and identification…
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Pest
Evolving Integrated Pest Management for Codling Moth in Walnut
Codling moth is a major pest in walnut. It has multiple generations per year, and depending on the…
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