- Author: Ben Faber
Many growers don't hear about the amount of research and extension activity that is going on surrounding the Shot Hole Borers and Fusarium Dieback. This pest/disease complex affects not only avocados, but many other tree species, including many California natives. These are the notes from a Collaborative organized by UC ANR. There is a lot of energy by a lot of groups addressing this massive problem.
Invasive Shot Hole Borer (Polyphagous and Kuroshio)/Fusarium Dieback
Quarterly Situation Report
January 1 through March 31, 2017
Executive Summary
Overview
No spread of...
[From the August 2016 issue of the UC IPM Green Bulletin]
A new psyllid pest that causes a distinctive, tight, typically complete rolling of leaves (Figure 1), has been found on Ficus microcarpa (Chinese banyan, Indian laurel fig) in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Ventura, San Diego, and Riverside counties. This species of Ficus is one of our most common, useful, and widespread ornamental landscape trees. Incidentally, it has also long been a target for numerous exotic pests.
The psyllid, identified as Trioza...
