Topics in Subtropics

Control of weeds has always been a major economic cost in subtropical fruit production because of favorable climate that allows for weed germination and year-round growth.

Scientists use samba wasps to manage the invasive spotted-wing drosophila, a key pest of small andstone fruit worldwide By Vaughn Walton https://www.ishs.org/system/files/chronica-documents/ch6203.

Orange County, CA was once the largest growing area of loquat in the United States, but was grown commercially throughout coastal California. And people bought and ate loquat. Pretty much, loquat grows wherever citrus grows. There are many varieties that have been selected over the years.

Synergizing IPM of Argentine ant and biocontrol of sap sucking pests with biodegradable hydrogels, infra-red sensors, and cover crops in commercial citrus orchards Ivan Milosavljevi?, Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA Nicola A.

Craig Kallsen UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor, Subtropical Horticulture and Pistachio, Kern County Increasingly, orange and mandarin growers in the San Joaquin Valley (SJV) of California are planting trees at much higher densities than was the case even 15 years ago.