Thrips population status
2023 Second Report (May 26)
General Situation After the wet winter and extended cool spring, the annual summer weather pattern finally seems to have established itself. Temperatures for the next 10 days will see daily maximum values in the mid 70's to 80F, reaching the mid...
2023 First report (April 7)
General situation We're a little later than normal kicking off this season's projections for thrips, but the season is off to a slow start so we're not in too bad a position. It's still cold overnight. It has also been wet, so...
2022 Second update
General situation: The main season crop is in the ground and mostly well-established in the northern end of the San Joaquin Valley. The next 10 days is forecast to range from the high 70's to mid 90's, which is ideal conditions...
2022 First report (March 17)
General Outlook 2022 thrips season is open for business. 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 couple of 100+ F daily maximum temperatures and warm nights will give thrips development a little boost over the next week. A gradual return to low-to-mid 90's highs is expected from now until second week of...