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With navel orangeworm (NOW) monitoring well underway in the Central Valley, it’s time to review your spray strategy for the 2020 season. While percent damage in previous seasons can give you a sense of how successful your NOW management program was, it can be hard to find the answers when things don’t go according to plan. Looking at how your sprays were timed, relative to the industry may give an indication if something is amiss in your spray program.
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Insect phenology models are invaluable in the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) toolbox. They help consultants and growers predict key events in a pest’s life cycle, and enables them to target sprays for maximum impact.
While it’s fantastic that state extension services have made these models widely available for commercial adoption, using a general, or ‘one size fits all’ approac
Late spring (late April to early June) is an important time in almond orchard development. During this time, the almond embryo is developing into a mature kernel. At this point in the season, proper irrigation management can be a major contributor to the difference between a marginal and major improvement in crop yield and quality.
Development is complete when the kernel fills the shell entirely, but the kernel will continue to accumulate weight usually until
Recent reports show that 2020 degree day accumulations are shaping up to be similar to that of 2015.
“Traps have been going up early this year because it has been so warm. Heat unit accumulations since January 1 this year are similar to what we recorded in 2015, which was the earliest navel orangeworm biofix in many decades at the Nickels Soil Lab.”
Apr. 3, 2020
With petal fall well under way throughout the Valley, are you curious how the bees fared?
Warm temperatures and dry weather meant that 2020 turned out to be a good year for bees, paving the way for promising yield potential.
What is a bee hour?
Bee hours tells you how many hours have occurred which are favorable for bees to fly.
A bee hour is defined as one hour where:
- There is no rain
- The temperature i
A Microclimate and Chill Accumulation Case Study
Chill is required for leaf and flower bud development in many fruit and nut trees. "Industry research has determined a lack of sufficient hours below 45
Vancouver, BC, November 24, 2014 – Semios, provider of real-time agricultural information and precision pest management tools, has been given US EPA approval for three aerosol pheromone products that disrupt the mating of codling moth and oriental fruit moth. “Our new formula performs extremely well at lower temperatures, emitting a drier mist that disperses quickly across an orchard,” said Michael Gilbert, CEO of Semios. The pheromone aerosol dispenser is
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