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Watch Out for Those Rodents - They are After Your Trees

December 2, 2016
By Ben A Faber
redcThe hills have been dry for a long time, and the long dry fall is bringing animals into the avocado groves that normally stay out in the hills. They want the green cambium of trees and the moisture it provides. And especially rodents will have a field day in the well-maintained orchards.
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Diaprepes - What You Don't Want in Your Orchard

December 2, 2016
By Ben A Faber
On a recent trip, we saw Diaprepes Root Weevil damage on avocado. It was feeding on the leaves, tattering them. The problem with this pest is that it also feeds on the roots, weakening the tree and opening it up to disease, such as Phytophthora.
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