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Increased incidences of scale have been observed in Sacramento Valley walnut orchards for upwards of 10 years. Reasons for scale increases in walnut are not entirely known. Commonly, when a secondary pest emerges as a problem, it is because something … Continue reading
Dormant monitoring helps to decide whether to pursue treatments of some pests (primarily scales and mites) in the dormant or delayed dormant period. This timing can be quite effective. Coverage tends to be very good since there are no leaves … Continue reading
Too much rain for you this winter? This post contains information on record keeping and resources for damages related to the flooding observed this winter. Continue reading
Many almond growers in the Butte area were running sprinklers late last month for frost protection. I haven’t had any growers bring freeze damage to my attention yet, but over the last couple days several orchards began showing symptoms of bacterial blast. Continue reading
Reminder! Sutter-Yuba Counties IPM Breakfast Meeting next Tuesday, March 14th, 2017 at 7:30am. We will largely focus on orchards crops (but everything is on the table for discussion!). Planned topics include managing spring diseases in a wet year and getting … Continue reading
How are we doing on chill so far this year? Because there is not a CIMIS station close to Yuba City, Janine Hasey calculates chill based on a temperature recorder at the UCCE office in Yuba City. Chill data will be updated weekly. Continue reading