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Spanish HLB?

October 24, 2022
By Ben A Faber
LIFE Vida for Citrus es un proyecto europeo que nace con el propsito de proteger al sector de los ctricos desarrollando plantas resistentes a la enfermedad, y con la idea de implantar prcticas culturales respetuosas con el medio ambiente que limiten el desarrollo del vector transmisor de la enfermed...
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Tree Crop Herbicides

October 21, 2022
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.
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Samba and the Fruit Fly

October 19, 2022
By Ben A Faber
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.
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Loquats?

October 17, 2022
By Ben A Faber
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.
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Synergizing Argentine Ant Control

October 14, 2022
By Ben A Faber
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.
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