F\ig Wax Scale has recently been detected in the environment in the San Diego County. This insect is commonly intercepted at ports of entry, especially on shipments of palms, but has not previously established a reproductive population in California to our knowledge.

Fig wax scale is an A-rated, actionable invasive pest by CDFA, due to its high potential to damage fresh fruit production through lowering yield, increased production costs, disruption of export markets, and vectoring of plant viruses including grape vine leaf-roll virus. It is a polyphagous phloem feeder and a potentially devastating pest of many high-value crops including almond, grape, citrus, pistachio, avocado, cotton,fig,palms,pear,and ornamentals.In the USA it is currently only found in Florida, although it is distributed throughout much of the rest of the world and frequently affects citrus and fig production in Europe. The environmental conditions throughout much of California are considered favorable for this scale to establish if it is not eradicated and prevented from re-entering.

For more on this scale and other recent topics, check out the Topics in Subtropics Newsletter:

https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=60446

The Pacific Regional Office of the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts an acreage survey of California citrus growers as funding is available. The purpose of this survey is to provide bi-annual citrus acreage, which includes information on new plantings and removals. It is the continuation of a long series of industry-funded Citrus Acreage surveys.

This report consists of two parts:

• Table 1 shows estimated statewide bearing acreage for the 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons.
• Tables 2, 3, 4 and 5 show detailed acreage data by type, variety, and year planted -- as voluntarily reported by citrus growers and maintained in NASS' database.

With perfect information, the estimated statewide bearing acreage and the detailed acreage data would be the same. Generally, this will not be the case for the following reasons:

• A voluntary survey of approximately 5,000 citrus growers is unlikely to ever attain 100 percent completeness.
• It is difficult for USDA/NASS to detect growers who are planting citrus for the first time.

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Click here to read the full report.

Source: ccqc.org/wp-content

Avocado Sunblotch Viroid (ASBVd)
Unlock the Secrets to Healthy Avocados: Learn
about Avocado Sunblotch Viroid

Presentations:

Andrew Geering: Prevention, surveillance and control of avocado sunblotch in
Australia
Fatemeh Khodadadi: Understanding ASBVd: from discovery to diagnostic
hurdles
Peggy Mauk: Protecting California's avocado genetic resources through
sunblotch viroid detection
Mehdi Kamali: Rapid and sensitive detection of Avocado Sunblotch Viroid
Disease (ASBVd) using our digital methodology

September 20, 2024
9am-12:30pm
United Water,1701 N. Lombard ST., Oxnard

Registration link:
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Fatemeh Khodadadi
fatemehk@ucr.edu
(845) 901-3046
Ben Faber
bafaber@ucanr.edu

Avocado Café

September 12, 2024

8:00 –10:00 AM PST

Healthy soils for productive and resilient farms:

the untapped potential under our feet

Joint presentation by

Dr. Amélie Gaudin
Associate Professor and Endowed Chair in Agroecology Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis

Dr. Kate Scow
Distinguished Professor of Soil Science and Microbial Ecology, Dept. of Land, Air and Water Resources, UC Davis

Abstract:There is great interest in building soil health to enhance sustainability and resilience in an uncertain future. We will discuss the current state of knowledge of soil health in CA and other global agricultural regions and the relevance of soil biodiversity to support soil functions that could benefit growers.

Register for this virtual meeting at

cafeavos@gmail.com