Olive Fly Counts – June 27, 2016
Olive Fruit Fly Populations for Glenn & Tehama Counties Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2016
IPM Insect Update – June 27, 2016
Tehama County Insect Pest Update for June 27, 2016. Continue reading
Beware of Anthracnose!
Did you notice yellow, flagging almond branches this spring?
The anthracnose fungus overwinters in infected mummies left on the tree and in dead twigs or branches resulting from infections the previous year. This year’s infections start when spores are splash dispersed by rain to the bloom or to new nuts. If small nuts are infected, they shrivel and turn a rusty orange color. Later in the season, if hulls are infected when nuts are full size, hulls gum and begin to shrivel. Continue reading
Northern Sac Valley Soil Moisture Loss Report – June 24, 2016
June 24th ET Report for the Gerber South, Durham, and Colusa CIMIS stations. Continue reading
Southern Sac Valley Soil Moisture Loss Report – June 24, 2016
June 24, 2016 ET Report for the Woodland, Davis, Dixon, and Verona CIMIS stations. Continue reading
Yellow Prune Leaves in June?
Do the leaves in Photo 1 and 2 look familiar? Lately, these symptoms have been showing up in prune orchards all over the Sacramento Valley.
What causes these symptoms? I’m not sure, and nobody I’ve asked can tell me with total confidence, either. Continue reading
Olive Fly Counts – June 20, 2016
Olive Fruit Fly Populations for Glenn & Tehama Counties Continue reading
IPM Insect Update – June 20, 2016
Tehama County Insect Pest Update for June 20, 2016. Continue reading
Northern Sac Valley Soil Moisture Loss Report – June 17, 2016
June 17th ET Report for the Gerber South, Durham, and Colusa CIMIS stations. Continue reading
Southern Sac Valley Soil Moisture Loss Report – June 17, 2016
June 17, 2016 ET Report for the Woodland, Davis, Dixon, and Verona CIMIS stations. Continue reading
Walnut Husk Fly Trap and Low Volume Spray Study
Adapted from “Walnut Husk Fly Trap and Low Volume Spray Study Update” by Janine Hasey, UCCE Farm Advisor, Sutter, Yuba & Colusa Cos, and Bob VanSteenwyk, Research Entomologist, UC Berkeley, in Sacramento Valley Walnut News, July 2014. Walnut husk fly … Continue reading
Navel Orangeworm in Walnut
The economic impact of navel orangeworm (NOW) in walnuts has become an increasing concern for Sacramento Valley growers in recent years. In 2014, there were several reports of high worm damage attributed to NOW from growers and processors. In 2015, … Continue reading
Navel Orangeworm vs Codling Moth Identification Chart
IPM Insect Update – June 13, 2016
Tehama County Insect Pest Update for June 13, 2016. Continue reading
Olive Fly Counts – June 13, 2016
Olive Fruit Fly Populations for Glenn & Tehama Counties Continue reading