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Area-wide pest management project for navel orangeworm control in almonds, pistachios, and walnuts - North Region

Objective

Evaluate the efficacy of mating disruption delivered by puffers, targeting navel orangeworm infesting walnuts in Butte, Glenn, and Tehama counties. As part of this effort, determine the baseline populations of navel orangeworm in selected orchard blocks and the efficacy of current sanitation and/or other cultural practices.

Investigators
Siegel J P
Institution
University of California - Davis
Start date
2008
End date
2013
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service
Project number
0500-00044-035-01S
Accession number
413523
Categories
Bacterial Pathogens
Commodities
Nuts, Seeds
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