Citrus IPM News

Do you have questions about, rules and regulations that affect you as a grower/PCA, questions about invasive and potential threat to citrus, weed management, and managing ants? If yes, plan to visit LREC center to participate at the AAIE citrus roundtable.

Upcoming Citrus Extension Outreach Meetings at LREC August 20, 2024. Register here for AAIE Organized Citrus Roundtable for SJV growers: This is an opportunity for citrus pest control advisors to get together and talk about how they manage pests.

2024 seems like a year of citricola scale. This season, pest control advisors have reported significant numbers of citricola scale in the San Joaquin Valley. Citricola scale, a soft bodied scale insect is sap sucking pest of citrus that thrives in cooler temperatures.

In 2024, there has been an increasing report of significant numbers of citricola scale in the San Joaquin Valley. Damage thresholds are low for citricola scale, 1 adult scale/twig or 0.5 1st instar/leaf.

Based on the CIMIS weather station data, we have enough degree days for the second generation of California red scale. Crawlers have started emerging. Degree days as of June 27, 2024 Counties DD as of June 27 Next event What can you do Kern 1641 Third gen.