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Citrus Research Board News

May 25, 2022
By Ben A Faber
Citrus Research Board | May 2022 CRB 2022 Webinar Series The Citrus Research Board (CRB) is excited to announce the return of the 2022 Citrus Growers Educational Webinar Series. CRB will be holding four one-hour webinars starting June 7.
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Monitoring for Citrus Red Scale

May 24, 2022
Monitoring California red scale populations by using pheromone traps and degree days California red scale is an armored scale that attacks all citrus varieties.
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Got Insects?

May 24, 2022
By Ben A Faber
We were recently bird watching on one of the sky islands in southern Arizona. It was pretty impressive, the diversity of birds and BRIGHT colors compared to those in the Ventura area. Arizona locals, though, were saying numbers were way down. Why? Less and fewer berries and insects to feed on.
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N? or Nitrogen?

May 18, 2022
By Ben A Faber
Are you interested in learning more about Nitrogen Management? Are you ready for the big time? Are you a Certified Crop Adviser seeking Continuing Education Units and/or preparing for the new California Nitrogen Specialty Exam?
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Flies in My Avocados

May 13, 2022
By Ben A Faber
There are all kinds of pollinators in an avocado orchard, not just honeybees. In fact, there is a whole range of native bees that also pollinate the trees. There are nearly 1,600 native bee species in California, and over 30 have been identified in avocado orchards in Ventura County alone .
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