The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has approved the herbicide Rely 280 (glufosinate-ammonium) for use in avocado groves in California. Rely 280 is a post-emergence broad-spectrum herbicide for use against broadleaf and grassy weeds.
Florida's citrus industry has long been susceptible to freezes, hurricanes, and disease. A series of devastating freezes in the 1970s and 1980s caused production to shift to more southern regions of the State.
During the initial throes of the Mediterranean fruit fly invasion in California, protesters disagreeing with the California Department of Food and Agriculture's eradication procedures and policies used to sing the catchy tune, "There Ain't No Bugs on Me," the work of Jerry Garcia and David Grisman.
I received several calls and comments about issues with tadpole shrimp this spring. While this pest is well known to growers and PCAs, it can still be difficult to manage during planting time. Mistiming of insecticide application can result in shrimp damage.
Rely 280 Herbicide Available for Use in California Avocado Groves The California Department of Pesticide Regulation has approved the herbicide Rely 280 (glufosinate-ammonium) for use in avocado groves in California.
The katydid nymph did. It did appear in May. The UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UC IPM) tells us that katydid nymphs appear in our gardens in April or May. This little nymph was right on time, barely, as it surfaced in our Vacaville garden on May 28.
General situation Temperatures over the past few weeks have been in the 80s and 90s, ideal conditions for thrips development. The hot weather coming up is also expected to accelerate thrips development and activity.
Estudiantes del condado de Tehama fueron liderados por el programa CalFresh Healthy Living, un educador de UCCE y sus maestros Estudiantes de sexto grado de una secundaria en el condado de Tehama vieron que necesitaban ms espacios y equipo para hacer actividad fsica en su plantel y aceptaron el reto...
A noted authority on California's tropical fruit fly invasion says the state is in "crisis mode." "It's really serious," says UC Davis distinguished professor James R. Carey, a noted authority on the invasion of tropical fruit flies.
