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COLLABORATORS: Walt Bentley, UCIPM Entomologist; Jennifer Hashim, UCCE Viticulture farm advisor- Kern Co. Hot water treatment in nurseries In 2002 and 2003, vine mealybug was detected for the first time in 13 previously uninfested California counties.
COLLABORATORS: Beth Grafton-Cardwell, Entomology Specialist, UCR. Adult male and deutonymph Texas citrus mite Texas citrus mite and Yuma spider mite are new pests of citrus in the lower San Joaquin Valley.
During the past few years, white grubs have become recognized as a pest of southern highbush blueberries in California. White grubs feed on plant roots causing the plant to be stunted. In some cases, plant death has occurred when large grub populations attack newly planted fields.
COLLABORATORS: Joe Nunez, Plant Pathologist and Vegetable Crop Advisor, UCCE Kern Co. In 2012-2013 carrot growers in the lower San Joaquin and Antelope Valleys have been reporting an unknown injury to the taproot of carrots. Superficially the damage looks like cavity spot (Pythium sp.
COLLABORATORS: Mark Hoddle, Extension Specialist, UC Riverside; Lucia Varela, North Coast IPM Advisor, UCCE Napa County The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), Halyomorphahalys, has been detected in the Los Angeles and Sacramento regions of California.
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