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Confirmation of New Citrus Virus in California
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Confirmation of New Citrus Virus in California

By Citrus Insider The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed positive identifications of...
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DPR Announces Second Year of Enhanced Funding for Grant Opportunities to Accelerate Transition to Safer, More Sustainable Pest Management Practices
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DPR Announces Second Year of Enhanced Funding for Grant Opportunities to Accelerate Transition to Safer, More Sustainable Pest Management Practices

By Department of Pesticide Regulation The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) announced $4.65 million in upcoming grant opportunities to...
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UC Davis Doctoral Student Alison Coomer Wins Global Nematode Thesis Competition
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UC Davis Doctoral Student Alison Coomer Wins Global Nematode Thesis Competition

UC Davis doctoral student Alison Coomer is an international champion By Kathy Keatley Garvey, UC Davis Department of Entomology and...
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UC Davis Entomology Major Known Internationally as ‘Gwentomologist’
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UC Davis Entomology Major Known Internationally as ‘Gwentomologist’

UC Davis entomology major Gwen Edosh with a whip scorpion she collected in Tucson. The 21-year-old undergraduate researcher has 21,999...
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Study:  New  Fumigation Stategy
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Study: New Fumigation Stategy

New Fumigation Techniques for Soilborne Diseases By Tim Hammerich with the Ag Information Network Protecting fruit from soilborne pathogens is...
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Promising Research on the Battle Against Huanglongbing in Citrus
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Promising Research on the Battle Against Huanglongbing in Citrus

Riverside (UCR), has conducted greenhouse trials on young citrus plants to investigate the role of citrus-derived peptides in the battle...
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Virulent Newcastle Disease Eradication
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Virulent Newcastle Disease Eradication

Some good news on the topic of viruses, this time Virulent Newcastle Disease. State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones says the...
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New Date for Citrus Post-Harvest Pest Conf.
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New Date for Citrus Post-Harvest Pest Conf.

Citrus Post-Harvest Pest Control Conference Postponed to Sept. 2021      Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 41st Annual Citrus Post-Harvest Pest...
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New Bt  From Vestaron Will Help With Worm Pests
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New Bt From Vestaron Will Help With Worm Pests

A New Bt Innovation For Worm Pests Tree nut growers – large/small, conventional/organic - are familiar with Bt, or Bacillus...
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