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avocado root rot

Avocado Root Rot Survey

February 2, 2024
By Ben A Faber
LAUREL WILT AND PHYTOPHTHORA ROOT ROT SURVEY BACKGROUND Despite the importance of laurel wilt (LW) and Phytophthora root rot (PRR) in avocado producing states, and the research conducted to date, there are still major gaps in our knowledge.
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pest insight

Blow Flies and CEUs?

February 2, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Register now for UC IPM's upcoming Pest Insight webinar! This webinar-style workshop aims to provide applied, scientific, and decision-based pest control information to pest control licensees. CEUs are available.
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Fruit Flies

January 29, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Invasive Fruit Fly Quarantine What to know as a SJV citrus grower? Sandipa Gautam Area Citrus IPM Advisor UC Statewide IPM Program Operations Several species of invasive fruit flies that belong to the family Tephritidae are considered serious pests of hundreds of agricultural crops including citrus.
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pruning
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Wise Words on Pruning

January 26, 2024
By Ben A Faber
From Tim Spann, Spann Ag Research & Consulting Use Sharp Tools in order to make Clean Cuts Follow 3-Cut Method for larger branches Whitewash with more extensive pruning Watch the Weather And Don't Apply Pruning Paint READ it Here, and Hear Pictured: 3-Cut Method...
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citrus SAR

Transgenic Citrus to Combat HLB

January 24, 2024
Boosting Citrus Tree Immunity to Combat HLB By Manjul Dutt, Juliana Soares and Jude Grosser October 28, 2020 HLB Management , https://citrusindustry.net/2020/10/28/boosting-citrus-tree-immunity-to-combat-hlb/ Figure 1.
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