E-Journal of Entomology and Biologicals

Botrytis fruit rot or gray mold, caused by Botrytis cinerea, is common fruit disease in California strawberries (Koike et al. 2018). Botrytis cinerea has a wide host range infecting several commercially important crops including blueberry (Saito et al. 2016), grapes (Saito et al.

Transplanting tomatoes There has been a growing interest in the recent years in exploring the potential of biostimulants in crop production.

The western Grapeleaf skeletonizer (WGLS), Harrisina metallica Stretch (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae), previously known to cause severe defoliation to vineyards and backyard grapevines appears to be re-emerging in California.

Potted strawberry plants color-coded for different treatments. Photo by Surendra Dara Charcoal rot, caused by Macrophomina phaseolina, is one of the important fungal diseases of strawberry in California.

Integrated pest management, commonly referred to as IPM, is a concept of managing pests that has been in use for several decades.