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Monitor for Oriental Fruit Moth with Suterra's Traps and Lures

Posted by Suterra on Feb 15, 2021 6:00:00 AM

Oriental fruit moth larva is visible in a bisected unripe fruit.

Oriental fruit moth is a common and potentially damaging pest in peach orchards. Monitoring for this insect on your farm is a critical component of your integrated pest management program and will also help ensure that your program meets regulatory criteria for export markets.

Topics: California, monitoring, ofm, oriental fruit moth, peaches

Monitoring for Codling Moth in Walnut Orchards

Posted by Suterra on Feb 12, 2021 6:00:00 AM

A grower is using a hand lens to identify a caterpillar

As March approaches, traps to monitor the first codling moth flight will soon be placed in walnut orchards. Below are some reminders of best practices for monitoring and managing this pest.

Topics: California, monitoring, codling moth, walnuts, cm

Best Practices on Codling Moth Monitoring in Apple Orchards

Posted by Suterra on Feb 11, 2021 4:47:04 PM

An green apple, cut in half, shows extensive signs of codling moth damage. Brown frass is visible all the way to the apple's core.

Codling moth traps will soon be hung in apple orchards in the Pacific Northwest. Now is a great time to refresh your knowledge on how to look out for this pest.

Topics: monitoring, codling moth, cm, apples, washington

Best Practices for Monitoring California Red Scale

Posted by Suterra on Jan 29, 2021 5:30:00 AM

With spring approaching, the citrus industry in California will soon begin monitoring for California Red Scale. Now is a great time to review best practices for monitoring the pest.

Topics: California, monitoring, Septa Lure, Damage, CRS

California Red Scale 4th Flight Update

Posted by Suterra on Sep 24, 2020 2:43:33 PM

California Red Scale – Fourth Flight, August 2020. Written by Greg Montez.

Topics: matingdisruption, California, Pheromone, IPM, Citrus

Birds Bounce Back With Alternative Pest Control

Posted by Suterra on Sep 24, 2020 2:42:07 PM

L’Albufera National Park, a nature reserve located on the Gulf of Valencia Spain, has seen its bird populations decline from years of conventional pesticides application to combat the spread of invasive Asiatic rice borer moths. Today through the use of modern mating disruption practices, the birds are returning.

Topics: matingdisruption, Pheromone, IPM, Mating Disruptors, Spain

Vine Mealybug Biocontrol in California Vineyards

Posted by Suterra on Aug 18, 2020 11:01:57 AM

Have you seen the latest video produced by the Lodi Winegrape Commission? It features various Vine Mealybug biocontrol measures in California vineyards.

Topics: matingdisruption, California, VMB, vines, Vine Mealybug, wine, Pheromone, IPM