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Progress Being Made on Early Warning System for Leaffooted Bug
Monitoring for leaffooted bug (LFB) invasions in almond and pistachio orchards is presently mostly a visual effort. Scouting…
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Almonds
Economic Considerations for Navel Orangeworm Management in Almond Orchards
Navel orangeworm (NOW) is one of the top pests affecting almond production in California. NOW damage decreases almond…
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Pest
Top 10 Pesticide Violations You Need to Know
Annually, the California Department of Pesticide Regulations (DPR) releases its top 10 pesticide violations from the previous year.…
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Pest
Ask an Expert: Navel Orangeworm Mating Disruption: It’s Not Too Late for 2023
It is the consensus across California’s nut crop industries that mating disruption for navel orangeworm (NOW) is a…
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Pest
DPR’s Sustainable Pest Management (SPM) Roadmap: Is it Sustainable?
In yet another blatant attempt to eliminate pesticides, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) has released their…
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Pest
SmartProbe Technology for Early Post-harvest Insect Pest Detection and Environmental Monitoring
Insect infestation commonly occurs in food and agricultural products, including all nuts, during storage, stockpiling, processing, packaging and…
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Pest
Rodent Control Costs Could Climb
As part of a regular 15-year pesticide review, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed several measures that…
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Pest
Top Five Tips for an Effective NOW Program
There is no ‘one and done’ for this pest. Successful efforts to minimize navel orangeworm damage in almond…
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Pest
Integrating Biologicals into Conventional Spray Programs
There are currently three categories of biologicals recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency: Biopesticides, biostimulants and biofertilizers. Biopesticides…
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Nutrition
Frugality Isn’t the Answer When Managing Crop Inputs in Tough Times
Making critical decisions on crop inputs has become a lot tougher since 2020. And frugality isn’t the best…
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