General Outlook The 2022 thrips season is upon us. The first half of the winter was wet and cold, but since the turn of the year, we have seen next to no precipitation in the region.
General outlook A week of 100+ F daily maximum temperatures and warm nights will give thrips development a boost over the next week. A gradual return to low 90's highs is expected by the second week of June. The current mini heat wave won't be enough to cause any mortality in thrips.
General outlook We're heading into to a run of slightly warmer weather which will last about a week and accelerate thrips development. Although we haven't heard of any TSWV in Merced Co.
General situation: Things have warmed up recently. Our reference weather station for Merced is running about a week ahead of the last of year and a whole 12 days ahead of the 30-year average for heat accumulation, so far this season.
