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Queensland fruit fly quarantine? Growers should consider the pre-quarantine program. The Queensland fruit fly quarantine zone has been expanded (see: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/qff/regulation.html).

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) developed the Underrepresented Community Technical Assistance Program (URC TA Program) after learning that some Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) have not been able to address the needs, risks, and vulnerabilities with the implementation of the Sustai...

Pocket gophers (Thomomys bottae) may be responsible for more damage to orchards than any other mammal species. It can be important to minimize their presence in orchards and this is particularly relevant for young trees that are highly susceptible to gopher damage.

Chlorpyrifos News: A Controversial Reversal This November the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals made a significant ruling overturning the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ban on chlorpyrifos, an organophosphate pesticide.

Publication Number: 8696 Copyright Date: 2023 Length: 76 pp. Language: English ISBN-13: 978-1-62711-173-7 DOI: 10.3733/ucanr.8696 Author: E. E. GRAFTON-CARDWELL, ET AL.