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In 1985, H. Schneider and J. Pehrson published an article documenting a decline of Frost Nucellar navel oranges on a number of trifoliate rootstocks (H. Schneider and J.E. Pehrson, Jr. 1985. Decline of navel orange trees with trifoliate rootstocks. California Agriculture. Sept. Oct. 1985 p.

For the last few years citrus growers in the San Joaquin Valley have been nervously watching the establishment of Asian citrus psyllid in southern California and bracing themselves for the day of northward movement. That day arrived in November 2012 when two psyllids (Strathmore 16 Nov.

Avocado Trunk Cankers This has been a low rainfall year, and often with the low rainfall, cankers will seem to suddenly appear on the woody parts of the tree. There are a number of causes for the white exudate from cankers on the trunk and limbs of avocado.

SKIP TO CONTENT PRINT Guided tour of the year-round IPM programs for field, orchard, and vineyard crops. (Detailed outlinewith links to examples) Introduction (3 min) Prevention (3 min) Pest identification (4.5 min) Monitoring (5 min) Management decisions (6 min) Management methods (6.

Asian Citrus Psyllid and Huanglongbing Trying to stay abreast of the insect and disease it carries to citrus?