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2025 5th Report-- May 22nd

May 22, 2025
By Patricia A Lazicki, Neil McRoberts
General outlook & thrips populationAs planting wraps up, temperatures remain similar to long-term averages. Thrips population predictions are similar to last week’s update. Generation 2 adults peaked a couple weeks ago; generation three adults are predicted to peak 6/8.  The 3rd and 4th…
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2025 Second Report-- April 16th

April 16, 2025
By Patricia A Lazicki, Neil McRoberts
General situationThe oldest tomatoes have been in ground for more than a month, and planting is progressing rapidly. The warm weather in the past two weeks has pushed thrips population projections forward by a few days compared to the last report. Thrips populationFirst-generation adults are still…
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2025 First Report-- April 2

April 2, 2025
By Patricia A Lazicki
General situation, thrips population developmentPlanting is in full swing. Temperatures and precipitation this spring are close to historic norms, and the thrips population predictions are very similar to those we saw last year. We’re currently at the peak of 1st-generation adults; they’ll be laying their…
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October 2024

February 10, 2025
In this issue: Preliminary results from transplanter field trials...
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