Category: Pest Management
Summer struggles for California almonds
Various factors led to increased pest pressure around California this year.
Pecan insects and heat
Normal temperatures in south Georgia are typically ideal for insect growth. However, these hotter temperatures are detrimental for lots of pests.
New guide details IPM for weevil pests in hazelnut
With countries developing hybrid plants to increase production, this new guide offers insight into protecting hazelnuts from various species of weevils.
UMHDI conducting insect pest survey
Upper Midwest Hazelnut Initiative is asking growers to share their insect pest situation with University of Minnesota to better understand pest pressures.
Understanding active ingredients in pesticides
Texas Extension agent Cary Sims offers some pointers about active ingredients and making smart pest management decisions.
Toothpicks in the trees
Protect young pecan trees from ambrosia beetle’s telltale sign.
Gemperle Orchards
Sometimes finding an IPM balance takes time.
Pecan phylloxera update for Georgia
Wart-like galls on pecan leaves can be a sign of pecan leaf phylloxera, a pest that needs to be controlled at budbreak.
Update for ambrosia beetle in Georgia pecans
Growers with previous ambrosia beetle infestations and those with young trees are encouraged to begin their spray programs.
USDA approves $1.2M for navel orangeworm sterile insect technique
Above and beyond initial funding to rear and disperse the moths, the new funding will focus on specific research on impacts to the pistachio and almond industries.
Industry looks skyward to take on major pest
USDA Agricultural Research Service is rebooting an old farming technique to fight navel orangeworm.
Research sheds light on Asian chestnut gall wasp in Michigan
Discovered in 2015 in Michigan, North America’s largest commercial chestnut producer, this majorly invasive pest also affects chestnut trees in Japan, Korea and Europe.
Funds include $1.2M for navel orangeworm sterile insect release
USDA is allocating more than $70 million to support projects to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure for pest detection and surveillance, identification, and threat mitigation.
Harmful nematodes controlled by new Certis Biologicals product
Targeting plant parasitic nematodes, the product can be used in most crops – including tree nuts – in all states except California.
Netafim USA, Bayer launch ‘Precise Defense’ crop protection for almonds
The system uses Netafim’s irrigation systems and Bayer’s Velum One nematicide and other crop management products for application to the root zone.