Posts Tagged: citrus
Hydrogels and Argentine Ants
Update on Novel Ant Control Method in Citrus (MyAgLife in Citrus, Episode 828)
Recently, the Citrus Research Boards, IPM Entomologist, Ivan Milosavljevi?, Ph.D., was a guest on Episode 828 of MyAgLife in Citrus, where he provided an update on on a novel method of ant control in citrus. This method utilizes hydrogel beads filled with trace pesticide amounts.
To listen to the episode, please click below.
Episode 828 | April 30, 2024 | MyAgLife in Citrus – MyAgLife Daily News Report
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Hrdy to fund citrus pest, raptor research
Thanks to the generosity of the Hrdy family, we are pleased to announce that the following proposals have been selected for funding through The Daniel & Sarah Hrdy Fund for UC Cooperative Extension Research.
- Evaluation of climatic drivers of endemic and invasive citrus pest populations using grower data (Bodil Cass, Hamutahl Cohen, Sandipa Gautam, and Jay Rosenheim)
- Protecting Crops Providing Homes: The Raptor Nest Box Grower Alliance (Breanna Martinico)
Proposals were submitted by individuals or teams. Proposal reviewers ranked the 25 submissions, giving priority to outstanding proposals submitted by early to mid-career level (assistant to associate level) UC ANR academics. Projects will receive three to five years of funding, with up to $25,000 per year. Funds will next be available for proposal submission in 2025.
Brent D. Hales
Associate Vice President, Research and Cooperative Extension
What's Happening with Florida Citrus??
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UC Riverside Citrus Field Day
UC Riverside Citrus Field Day for growers and industry members
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Outdoor field meeting
7:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (lunch included)
1060 Martin Luther King Blvd., Riverside, CA
7:15 Registration and Parking
7:45 Welcome, Tracy Kahn and Peggy Mauk, Dept Botany and Plant Sciences, UC Riverside
8:00 Updates on changes in pesticide regulations, update on Oriental Fruit fly quarantine, ACP/HLB Regulations – Delia Cioc, Ag Commissioner and Erik Downs, Deputy Ag Commissioner, Riverside County
Current invasive fruit fly quarantines in California – Nawal Sharma (CDFA) and Francisco Quintana (USDA)
Understanding Oriental Fruit Fly biology, Asian Citrus Psyllid control programs – Dr. Bodil Cass, UC Riverside
Phytosanitary treatment development for invasive species – Dr. Spencer Walse, USDA
Updates on Citrus Yellow Vein Clearing Virus in California and its proposed quarantine regulations – Anmol Joshi, Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Division CDFA
Citrus Yellow Vein Associated Virus VS Citrus Yellow Vein Clearing Virus: FRIEND VS FOE – Dr. Georgios Vidalakis, UC Riverside
BREAK
Controlling Asian Citrus Psyllids using systemic insecticides – Dr. Frank Byrne, UC Riverside
Anthracnose of citrus Understanding the pathogen and its control – Dr. Peggy Mauk, UC Riverside
Spatial culturomics of the citrus microbiome to derive bioinoculants from functional microbiome studies – Dr. Caroline Roper & Christopher Drozd
Demonstration of autonomous systems for agriculture – Dr. Konstantinos Karydis, UC Riverside
Long-term solutions for citrus huanglongbing – Dr. Chandrika Ramadugu, UC Riverside
UCR Citrus Breeding and Evaluation Program Fruit Display – Toni Siebert Wooldridge, UC Riverside
Vendor demonstrations of autonomous systems
LUNCH
Continuing education PENDING
Link to program: https://capca.com/calendar/capca-socal-ucr-2024-citrus-day/
Direct link to registration: https://events.capca.com/event/21/register
UCR researchers appreciate the ongoing support of the Citrus Research Board
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