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Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 10:00 AM ON THE GROUND WITH CA-CRAFT California Citrus Research and Field Trials (CA-CRaFT) was started in 2023 to develop practical, field-based ACP management strategies under real commercial citrus conditions across California. Since then, the program has expanded into a large,…

UC ANR Asian Citrus Psyllid Distribution & Management Website Evaluation SurveyWe are currently updating the UC ANR Asian Citrus Psyllid Distribution and Management Website, available here to review before this survey: https://ucanr.edu/site/asian-citrus-psyllid-distribution-and-management…

In 2012, avocado growers were presented with the news that a newly discovered invasive beetle, named the polyphagous shot hole borer (Euwallacea fornicatus), could play havoc with production in Californian groves. Native to southeast Asia, the new arrival was a species of ambrosia beetle, a small weevil that…

Read it NowTOPICS 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…

June 26, 2026, FRIDAY.  9:30 am - 11:30Come out to Moorpark to get a refresher on pruning avocados.  Apricot Lane Farm, 10700 Broadway. Follow signs south for the Garden Barn, Check in there.  There will be a tasting of avocados.  then we'll set to prune some trees, 5 different methods.To…