- Author: David Haviland
- Author: Jhalendra Rijal
- Author: Emily Symmes
Published on: June 28, 2019
As a result of UC ANR's Almond Pest Management Alliance Project, use of mating disruption as an ecologically sustainable pest management practice tripled over two years by growers and pest control advisers who influence over 400,000 acres of almonds in the San Joaquin Valley.
The Issue
Navel orangeworm is the single most important pest of more than 1.3 million acres of almonds in California. It feeds exclusively on almond kernels, rendering them unmarketable. Larvae are also associated with Aspergillus sp. fungi which can produce aflatoxin contamination of...
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Condition Changes:
Strategic Initiative:
Endemic and Invasive Pests and Diseases
Public Value:
UCANR: Promoting economic prosperity in California
Tags: almonds (1), integrated pest management (3), mating disruption (1), navel orangeworm (1), sustainability (1), UC IPM (1)
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