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*This free webinar will be presented entirely in Spanish, please distribute this event information to any that may be interested* Biologa y Manejo del Pslido Asitico de los Ctricos (PAC) Mircoles 15 de septiembre de 2021 11:00am 12:00pm (Hora del Pacfico, PDT) Tiempo de discusin opcional hasta las...

CORVALLIS, Ore. New research from Oregon State University Extension Service found slugs and snails are strongly attracted to bread dough, a discovery that could lead to better ways of controlling these serious pests of agriculture, nurseries and home gardens.

PEST ALERT Black Fig Fly (Diptera: Lonchaeidae: Silba adipata) Invasive Fig Pest Recently Discovered in Southern California Overview: Fig growers need to be aware of the black fig fly (BFF), an invasive insect that was recently discovered infesting figs in multiple counties in southern California.

The United States farm real estate value, a measurement of the value of all land and buildings on farms, averaged $3,380 per acre for 2021, up $220 per acre (7.0 percent) from 2020. The United States cropland value averaged $4,420 per acre, an increase of $320 per acre (7.

A recent grower meeting was held online to cover the activities of Asian Citrus Psyllid, how the Huanglongbing disease is moving and how both insect and bacteria might be detected and what is being done to address these two organisms, plus grower practices.