TOPICS IN THIS ISSUE
• California converted its irrigation to save water. So why is the energy bill going up?
• Silent Invaders: The beetles that could threaten California’s avocado empire
• Avocado branch canker: what growers need to know and what we are learning
• Hydrogel baits offer targeted tool for earwig management in citrus, with broader IPM implications
• California and its creatures: research on bat diet in agriculture for sustainable pest control
• Surveys and upcoming workshops:
o UC ANR Asian Citrus Psyllid website survey
o Laurel wilt - ambrosia beetle grower workshop June 11 (virtual)
o California Avocado Society: Weed Management Workshop June 9, Escondido, CA
Cooperative Extension Ventura County
