Naval orange worm Navel orange worm is a primary pest of almonds in California, more severe in mid- and southern San Joaquin Valley. Overwinters in the unshaken nuts (mummy nuts) from last year. larvae feeds on nuts and may cause severe damage in the next season if not taken care of. Management […]
Winter IPM Tasks Winter tasks for pests, weeds, and diseases for nuts orchards. Leaching and Nutrition Management details Author Dr. Phoebe Gordon, Orcha rd System Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension, Madera and Merced Counties
Integrated Pest Management for Almonds Monitoring-based program to reduce pesticides and water quality issues Involvement in orchard by the grower is a must 5 different periods of growth: – Dormant Season – Bloom to Post-bloom – Fruit Development – Harvest – Postharvest Integrated Pest Management for Almonds Post-harvest: Harvest to onset of dormancy Dormancy- Period […]
2020 CALIFORNIA ALMOND FORECAST UP 18 PERCENT California’s 2020 almond production is forecast at 3.00 billion meat pounds, unchanged from May’s subjective forecast and 18 percent higher than last year’s crop. The forecast is based on 1.26 million bearing acres. Production for the Nonpareil variety is forecast at 1.30 billion meat pounds, up 24 percent […]
