Posts Tagged: ants
Strategic Placement of Ant Baits
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Ants Come Marching In - UC IPM Citrus Update
UC IPM supports research and extension programs in integrated pest management (IPM). UC Agriculture and Natural Resources scientists adapt research for practical application, and Cooperative Extension advisors and specialists develop and deliver IPM programs to a variety of clientele, including professional pest managers, growers, residents, and agencies. UC IPM staff work with UC ANR scientists to develop "how-to" materials that help the clientele carry out programs and solve pest problems.
To complement the extension programs, UC IPM staff members coordinate development of a variety of materials that explain how to carry out pest management tactics and strategies. Working with UC ANR experts, program staff produce and maintain an extensive array of print and Web-based publications, databases, training materials, and interactive tools for decision making.
Examples are the pest management guidelines and a home and landscape database of pest solutions for residential audiences, IPM manuals for specific crops, books about IPM in landscapes and gardens, a variety of books on pesticide safety, and an extensive weather database that supports interactive pest models.
And now they are happy to announce the publication of a new update to the Citrus PMG. The Year-Round Program has been updated, Ants, Asian Citrus Psyllid, and Huanglongbing
And to learn more about Ant control in citrus, cherimoya and passion fruit, look into the upcoming workshops, September 19 and 21:
https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=57442
https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=57622
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Ants and the Pests They Support Workshop
Are you interested in learning about the management of sap-sucking pests and ants in citrus orchards? Lindcove is organizing a full-day workshop to bring you recent research advances on sap-sucking insects and ant management. The workshop will focus on ants.
Ants, especially the invasive Argentine ant and the native grey field ant, are serious pests because they protect sap-sucking pests infesting citrus, grapes, and other perennial tree and vine crops, from their natural enemies. In return for protection, hemipteran pests like Asian citrus psyllid mealybugs, soft scales, aphids, and whiteflies reward ants with honeydew, a sticky sugar-rich waste product that ants imbibe and return to nests to feed nest mates. This is an example of food-for-protection mutualism that is highly disruptive to biological control and IPM programs. This workshop will cover the latest developments in ant monitoring and management and will provide overviews of the benefits of ant control and how reductions in ant densities result in very high levels of biological control of important hemipteran pests.
When: 19 September 2023
Where: Conference room, Lindcove Research and Extension Center, 22963 Carson Ave, Exeter, CA 93221
Meeting Registration Link: https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=41086
Workshop Agenda:
Time |
Presenter |
Topic |
8:30am |
|
Registration |
9:00am |
Mark Hoddle, UC Riverside |
Overview of the Asian citrus psyllid biological control program and the need to control pest ants |
9:30am |
Mark Hoddle, UC Riverside |
Use of biodegradable hydrogel beads and bait stations for controlling pest ants in citrus |
10:00am |
Mike Lewis, UC Riverside |
Infrared sensors and the Internet of Things to automate ant counts in orchards |
10:30am |
|
Coffee Break |
10:45am |
David Haviland, UCCE Farm Advisor, Kern County |
Ant management research and applications in the San Joaquin Valley |
11:15am |
Soon Il Kwon, UC Riverside |
Cultural control of ants in orchards |
11:45am |
Nicola Irvin, UC Riverside |
Flowering cover crops to promote natural enemy ecosystem services |
12:15pm |
|
Lunch |
1:00pm |
Sandipa Gautam, UCCE Area Citrus IPM Advisor |
Hemipteran pests and their management in SJV citrus |
1:30pm |
All presenters |
Table visits and posters to observe technologies that were discussed and to interact with presenters and ask questions |
2:00pm |
David Haviland/Hoddle Lab |
Field demonstration of hydrogel applications for ant control |
3:00m |
|
Workshop Ends |
argentine ant and hydrogels