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For the last few years citrus growers in the San Joaquin Valley have been nervously watching the establishment of Asian citrus psyllid in southern California and bracing themselves for the day of northward movement. That day arrived in November 2012 when two psyllids (Strathmore 16 Nov.

Avocado Trunk Cankers This has been a low rainfall year, and often with the low rainfall, cankers will seem to suddenly appear on the woody parts of the tree. There are a number of causes for the white exudate from cankers on the trunk and limbs of avocado.

SKIP TO CONTENT PRINT Guided tour of the year-round IPM programs for field, orchard, and vineyard crops. (Detailed outlinewith links to examples) Introduction (3 min) Prevention (3 min) Pest identification (4.5 min) Monitoring (5 min) Management decisions (6 min) Management methods (6.

Asian Citrus Psyllid and Huanglongbing Trying to stay abreast of the insect and disease it carries to citrus?

Lime-induced Iron Chlorosis: a nutritional challenge in the culture of several subtropical perennial crops in California Elizabeth Fichtner, UCCE Tulare County and Rachel Elkins, UCCE Lake and Mendocino Counties Spring, and new leaves are coming out, but this could, but yellow could be a sign of iro...