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Pest
Spotted Lanternfly Risk to California Walnuts
The spotted lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula, which is an invasive pest in many parts of the Eastern U.S.…
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Pest
Taking Care of Your Neighborly Nuts: Orchard Sanitation, Pest Control are Neighborly Acts
As tree nut acreage throughout the West increases, chances are that isolated block of trees planted several years…
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Pest
Keep the Pressure on Navel Orangeworm with IPM and Mating Disruption
The 2022 growing season will likely continue to present uncertainties around supply chain, availability of critical crop inputs…
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Pest
To Treat or Not to Treat: Scale Pests in Walnuts
Depressed walnut prices and higher input costs have put a premium on pest management decisions and increased the…
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Pest
Navel Orangeworm Rejects on the Rise
While the amount of Nonpareil almond rejects due to navel orangeworm (NOW) damage varies from season to season,…
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Harvest
Ant Management in Almonds
There are two main ant pests in almonds: the pavement ant and the southern fire ant. The pavement…
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Almonds
New Kids on the Block:
The trend toward self-fertile almond varieties continues as a handful of nurseries have new offerings that allow growers…
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Disease
Five Things That Worked for Pest Control in 2021 — and a Few Things That Didn’t
PCAs interviewed at the 2021 Crop Consultant Conference and in the field emphasized nutrition, sanitation, tracking degree days…
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Pest
IPM’s Role in Crop Quality
Quality expectations are high, market competition is intense and production costs are up. “Where does that leave tree…
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Ag Industry
State Considering New Pesticide Application Advance Notifications
The environmental justice movement has hit a new threshold as the state legislature has now approved, and the…
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