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Greening Bacterium Causes Changes in Psyllids Recent studies, including a partnership project between Fundecitrus and the University of California, revealed that the citrus greening bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus causes physiological changes in psyllids, posing additional challenges to...

On July 30th the Queensland Fruit Fly (Qfly) quarantine was lifted in Ventura County. Qfly is part of the Tephritidae family of flies. The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae.

Citrus Extension Outreach Meetings at LREC Author: Sandipa Gautam Published on: July 29, 2024 Upcoming Citrus Extension Outreach Meetings at LREC August 20, 2024.

In a recent meeting the topic of where to go for irrigation information came up. Well there's no substitute for attending a class in irrigation, such as offered at Cal Poly SLO (http://www.itrc.org/classes/iseclass.htm , but here's some written sources to get you started thinking. http://ciwr.ucanr.

Farm Advisor UCCE Ventura County Plants, therefore avocados, go through different growth stages, so called phenological stages, regular periods where they grow and differentiate from seed to various vegetative stages, flowering and finally seed production.