Topics in Subtropics

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Which Way Chlorpyrifos?

November 20, 2023

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.

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Guide to Predatory Mites

November 16, 2023

By Ben A Faber

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.

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Airblast Sprayers - Good or Bad Air

November 16, 2023

Airblast sprayers are the most used equipment for pesticide application in perennial specialty crops in the San Joaquin Valley and across California.

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Temperature inversion data helps guide frost responses

November 13, 2023

Coastal California crops include many which are sensitive to frost, including grapes, strawberries, avocado and citrus.

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Resistant Arthropods?

November 8, 2023

Utilizing the Arthropod Pesticide Resistance Database Growers face the daunting challenge of managing several pests that exhibit pesticide resistance. In this battle, selecting appropriate pesticides play a crucial role.

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