We are in the midst of a new and changing era of Worker Protection Standards (WPS). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and...

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) runs the most extensive Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program in the nation and is...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) recently published the revised Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS)....

Various insects, birds, and other animals pollinate plants. Bees, especially honey bees, are the most vital for pollinating food crops....

As we are busy in harvesting almonds, and waiting to harvest walnuts. This may be a good time to refresh memory on when and how to...

The second flight of navel orangeworm is tapering.... Biofix dates (based on trap catches in Modesto area (Ceres, Denair, Hughson):...

Now, it's the time to begin mite sampling in almond orchards. Knowing population level of mites and their predators is very important for...

Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) is a newly invasive stink bug pest of several crops in the United States. As of my knowledge so far,...

As we know, monitoring of insects and diseases is a vital part of pest management program in nut crops. This is that time of the year...

We still have plenty of time for dormant season (mid Nov. – mid Jan.) insect pest monitoring in almond orchards. What to monitor during...