Calling all pest control advisors, growers, and shippers of Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz, and Santa Clara Counties!
I am asking folks to please fill out a short survey (5 min or less) on 2026 diamondback moth pressure as well as pest management practices in brassica crops in 2025 and 2026.
In this survey, I am also asking respondents to rate the relative importance of key IPM tactics (including monitoring, insecticide rotation and selection, mating disruption, mechanical controls, natural enemy conservation, and cultural practices such as weed management, transplant sourcing, fertility adjustment, and production scheduling) in 2025 and 2026 programs.
Take the survey here:
https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=49545
Why your input matters
Your perspectives will help UC and USDA researchers and the industry:
• Identify which practices are gaining or losing priority amid changing pest dynamics
• Highlight widely used or emerging approaches that merit further evaluation
• Inform targeted applied research and extension recommendations tailored to Central Coast conditions
• Support more effective, data-driven strategies to protect crop yields and quality
Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences and perspectives on diamondback moth management. For questions about the survey, please contact Dylan Beal at djbeal@ucanr.edu or 831-294-9419.