Thrips population status
2022 Second update
General situation: The main season crop is in the ground and developing well as we head into high summer. The next 10 days is forecast to range from the high 70's to mid 90's, which is ideal conditions for thrips to...
2022 First report (March 17)
General Outlook The 2022 thrips season is upon us. The first half of the winter was wet and cold, but since the turn of the year, we have seen next to no precipitation in the region. Temperatures have been more or less normal for the...
2021 Third report (May 31st)
General outlook A week of 100+ F daily maximum temperatures and warm nights will give thrips development a boost over the next week. A gradual return to low 90's highs is expected by the second week of June. The current mini...
2021 Second report (April 17th)
General outlook We're heading into to a run of slightly warmer weather which will last about a week and accelerate thrips development. Although we haven't heard of any TSWV in Merced Co. so far, it has been...
2021 First report
General situation: We're a little bit late getting the clock started this season, but here is the first post of the 2021 thrips/TSWV risk evaluation. The aim is to give an update on a roughly 7-10 day interval until the end of June...