Topics in Subtropics

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NOT a New Disease of Passionfruit

December 18, 2019

By Ben A Faber

Passion fruit is widely grown and valued throughout the tropics and subtropics. Most Passifloras are vines which can climb to 20 or 30 feet. The fruit varies in color from purple to yellow-orange and in shape from an egg to a tennis ball.

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UC IPM Biocontrol Website

December 16, 2019

By Ben A Faber

Biological control is the management of pests and their damage by the beneficial action of parasites (parasitoids), pathogens, and predators. These beneficial organisms, collectively, are named natural enemies.

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Citrus Splitting

December 16, 2019

By Ben A Faber

It has been a struggle to get through the summer this year. Weird. Hot. Then fog in August. Hot. Then fog in October. It's supposed to be clear,, blue skies in October. perfect weather for avocado persea mite and citrus leaf miner. Hot times then cooler.

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Which Lemon Rootstock?

December 16, 2019

By Ben A Faber

On Thursday, October 17, 2019 the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) held a Lemon Rootstock and Scion workshop and field tour in Santa Paula, California.

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Seasons Past Blogs

December 13, 2019

By Ben A Faber

I just discovered that there are 993 blog post on our Topics in Subtropics Blog Site posted as UC Ag & Natural Resources. And you can read them all, if you have some down time this season.

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