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barnacle scale from Ojai

Invasive Scale?

September 29, 2017
By Ben A Faber
Recently a grower called up with a beautiful scale that the PCA couldn't identify. I could just marvel at the beauty of it and wondered what in the heck it was. It didn't look like any scale I had seen in the area and others who were queried didn't know either.
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shot hole borer

Watching Out for Potential Shot Hole Borer Hosts

September 27, 2017
By Ben A Faber
A recent publication from CA Fish and Wildlife has some wonderful photos of trees that have been known to be attacked by either or both of the Shot Hole Borers, Polyphagous or Kuroshio. The publication can be found at: http://www.southcoastsurvey.
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citrus and mountains

New Citrus Pest Management Guide

September 25, 2017
By Ben A Faber
Citrus: UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines Publication Number: 3441 Copyright Date: Rev. 2017 Length: 234 pp. Language: English Author: GRAFTON-CARDWELL [CROP],DEBIASE [ED Inventory Type: PDF File Availability: Always Available $0.
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