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We are pleased to deliver these proceedings of the passion fruit conference that was held in Homestead, Florida on June 14 and 15, 2022. It was a culmination of a lot of hard work by many people, most of them listed in the previous page.

Randall Oliver, UC Statewide IPM Program Communications Coordinator. Credit: An adult male red striped palm weevil.John Kabashima/UCANR Trees provide shade to keep us cool, produce oxygen for us to breathe and calm our nerves.

Planting Avocados It seems like the simplest thing is the hardest. Recently, I was called out to evaluate why newly planted trees were failing at two sites and they both had a common problem. In one case, the trees had been planted too deeply at the beginning.

Please join us for a weekly lunchtime seminar series. Each week we'll be joined by a guest speaker for a 30-minute presentation followed by questions from the listeners and more general discussion. The Zoom link will be the same each week. No pre-registration required. Meeting link:https://ucanr.

A recent call came through inquiring about the cause of water spotting or "staining" on lemons from a coastal orchard. The orchard was sprayed for pests using a horticultural oil in October and at harvest, the spotting was noted.