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Principal Investigator: Kent Daane Affiliation: UC Berkeley Contact:kdaane@ucanr.edu Table, raisin and wine grapes constitute one of the most important and widespread commodity blocks in California agriculture. Control of insect, mite and spider pests pose a considerable cost to vineyard growers.

Principal Investigator: Kent Daane Affiliation: UC Berkeley Contact: kdaane@ucanr.edu Spotted wing Drosophila has continued to be a difficult invasive pest to control without the use of broad-spectrum materials.

KARE is uniquely positioned to support extension of UCs research-based information to farmers and members of the public because of its locations, facilities and associated personnel. There are research orchards and vineyards on-site as well nearby commercial plantings of the key specialty crops.

Kearney's mission is to provide state-of-the-science research and educational programs to promote sustainability of California's $24.5 billion agriculture industry, and to enhance the quality of the rural environment.

Tours of the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center are scheduled and directed by center staff. Tours are usually between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Alternative schedules may be accommodated on a case-by-case basis.

The current weather conditions ar Kearney Research and Extension Center are shown below. These readings are taken from a Davis Instruments Vantage Pro2 wireless weatherstation that was donated to the center from Dr. Peter Larbi.

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KARE facilitates anywhere from 70-100 research projects every year. These projects are vetted by the Research Advisory Committee which reviews project proposals based upon their scientific merit.

Principal Investigator: Carol Frate Affiliation: UCCE Contact: cafrate@ucdavis.edu Lygus bug is the primary insect pest of blackeye cowpeas in the San Joaquin Valley. A minimum of one spray application is expected under commercial production and multiple applications are usually required.