Topics in Subtropics

Avocado Irrigation
April 16 (1 -3 PM)
 

Water Knowledge is
Power Knowledge

In-Person and Zoom
 
Topics and Speakers
 
Sources of ET information and their Reliability
By Ali Montazar - UCCE Irrigation Advisor, Imperial/San Diego/ Riverside counties
 
 
Selecting Irrigation Emitters-Drip vs Microsprinkler
Stu Styles - Cal Poly SLO Irrigation Training and Education Center
 
We would love to meet you in person at
The San Diego County Farm Bureau (420 S Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025)
 

If you cannot attend the meeting, register through our Zoom link.
 
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New Topics in Subtropics Newsletter

June 25, 2025
By Ben A Faber
Its out.  Check it out. The Spring edition of Topics in Subtropics quarterly newsletter covering all things subtropical at some point in time.  Bodil Cass, our entomology specialist at UC Riverside is the editor.Editor: Bodil Cass Spring 2025TOPICS IN THIS ISSUE• Bifenthrin application…
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digger bee
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After Fire

June 12, 2025
By Ben A Faber
Fire Followers – Plant and PollinatorSoon after the Fall 2024 fires in Ventura County we saw the hills starting to turn green, and dotted with white flowers – calystegia.  This is a common sight after fires in southern California, a land of frequent fires. It looks like bindweed and is called false…
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Stick Worm
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A Stick?

June 12, 2025
By Ben A Faber
Stick Worm, Just Another Inchworm of Geometer MothYou have to look closely.  It doesn't move........until you touch it and then maybe it will move.  But it takes a lot to get it to go.  This is an inchworm which actually embodies something like 20,000 species of lepidopterans - moths and…
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New - Avocado Research Reports

May 27, 2025
By Ben A Faber
The Hass Avocado Board (HAB) has created The Avocado Sustainability Center which has collected recent research papers from around the avocado world concerning such topics as tree water use, pesticide use, carbon capture and a range of other topics.  Check it out:https://sustainability.hassavocadoboard…
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Avocado Field Day - June 3

May 22, 2025
By Ben A Faber
June 3 (9AM - 1PM)Avocado Field Day Innovations and InsightsPresented by: California Avocado Society, California Association of Pest Control Advisors, Farm Bureau of Ventura County, and Limoneira Connect with fellow avocado growers for an enriching morning filled with insightful presentations in…
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