Topics in Subtropics

Topics in Subtropics Blog

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Figuring Fertigation

June 30, 2023

By Ben A Faber

Read All About It Two Pubs that Discuss the INs and OUts of Fertigation Fertigation with Microirrigation Publication Number: 21620 Copyright Date: 2006 Length: 49 pp. ISBN-13: 978-1-879906-79-2 Author: BLAINE HANSON $25.

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Avocado Irrigation Workshop

June 29, 2023

By Ben A Faber

Avocado Irrigation Workshop July 18 (Tuesday), 2023 1:00 - 4:00 P.M.

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New Avocado Pest

June 28, 2023

Red imported fire ant (RIFA), Solenopsis invicta, has been reported as a pest in Florida where the fire ants girdle young citrus trees (Diepenbrock) https://crec.ifas.ufl.edu/media/crecifasufledu/extension/extension-publications/2021/2021_jan_fireant.

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Avocado Flowering, Pollination, Varieties and Markets Webinar

June 26, 2023

By Ben A Faber

Speakers: Travis Wolfe - Bee Leaf USA - CEO at Bee Leaf USA Inc. https://beeleafusa.com/ email: BeeLeafUSA@gmail.com Dr. Gary Bender - Farm Advisor-Emeritus - Pollinizers Presentation email: benderagconsulting@gmail.

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False Chinch Bugs Coming?

June 21, 2023

By Ben A Faber

A note from Kern County Entomology Advisor David Haviland, We are forewarned. The hills are drying up and after this rain, there could be a tide of False Chinch Bugs coming out of the hills.

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