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UCANR: Safeguarding abundant and healthy food for all Californians
Almond Day updates growers on new pest, disease in California
Michael Hsu
Published on: January 27, 2025
Carpophilus beetles in hullsplit almond
A hullsplit almond showing a large number of carpophilus beetles (Carpophilus truncatus). Photo by Jhalendra Rijal

UC Cooperative Extension advisors organize educational event in north San Joaquin Valley

Late in 2023, California almond growers – responsible for a crop valued at $3.88 billion in 2023 – started to hear about a potentially devastating new pest, the carpophilus beetle (Carpophilus truncatus).

With virtually no information about this species in California, Jhalendra Rijal and his colleagues spent 2024 investigating its extent in the almond-growing regions of the state and learning from peers in...

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