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MAY 12TH: HYBRID, 8 AM to 12 noonIN-PERSON: 1701 LOMBARD ST, OXNARD CA ONLINE:  ZOOM MEETING ID: 852 2038 5828PASSCODE: ACPHLB8:00 AM: ARRIVE AND NETWORK8:15 AM: CAN THE STERILE INSECT TECHNIQUE HELP TO CONTROL THE SPREAD OF ASIAN CITRUS PSYLLID IN CALIFORNIA?PAUL RUGMAN-JONES, ENTOMOLOGY UC RIVERSIDE8…

Rat Management Resources and VideosThis training series was produced in collaboration with UC Agriculture and Natural Resources and the California Department of Food and Agriculture. This 20 video training series features Roger Baldwin, a Professor of Cooperative Extension at University of California, Davis,…

Biological control for sustained ACP suppressionVentura County supports ACP activity for much of the year due to mild climate, frequent flush, and a highly mixed landscape that includes commercial groves, organic production, and unmanaged citrus. Under these conditions, ACP populations persist and rebound…

Advanced technology can help farmers get to the root of a growing problem ¾ overwatering in an era of increasing drought and water scarcity. A new UC Riverside system can map soil moisture tree by tree, so growers water only where and when it’s needed.This system, detailed in the journal Computer and…

Black Fig Fly (Diptera: Lonchaeidae: Silba adipata)Invasive Fig Pest Recently Discovered in Southern CaliforniaClick Here to Download the "Pest Alert" PDFOverviewFig growers need to be aware of the black fig fly (BFF), an invasive insect that was recently discovered infesting figs in multiple counties in…