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High Density Citrus Plantings

October 12, 2022
By Ben A Faber
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.
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Argentine Ants!!!!!!!!!!

October 7, 2022
By Ben A Faber
UCCE & UCR Argentine Ant & Citrus Pest Management Field Day Get Down with Argentine Ants November 1 Redlands, CA November 2 Saticoy, CA Mornings: 8-12 Choose your preferred site Overview of Biocontrol Methods for ACP in Southern California, Mark Hoddle, Entomology and Extension Specialist at UC Ri...
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Stress and Early Navel Production

October 5, 2022
By Ben A Faber
Irrigation Stress and Early-Navel Fruit Maturity Craig Kallsen UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor, Subtropical Horticulture and Pistachio, Kern County To maximize profits in the early navel orange market, growers need to have large fruit size and sufficient yellow-orange color and a high enough s...
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ACP and Natural Enemies

October 3, 2022
By Ben A Faber
Natural enemies have significantly suppressed Asian citrus psyllid populations in southern California Ivan Milosavljevi, Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA Christina D. Hoddle, Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA David J.W.
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A Different Way of Evaluating Invasion

September 30, 2022
By Ben A Faber
A lot of work has been put into monitoring the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB), Halyomorpha halys (Hemitpera: Pentatomidae). It has been a major problem in many areas of the country, as well as California.
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