New navel orangeworm sanitation standards could reduce almond damage

The navel orangeworm (NOW), a primary pest of almonds and pistachios in California, is controlled in part by sanitation, with a current threshold of two mummy nuts or fewer per tree. However, almond and pistachio acreage has increased dramatically since the tree mummy thre...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bradley S. Higbee, Joel P. Siegel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 2009-01-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v063n01p24