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Category Archives: Invasive Species
USDA proclaims April as Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom/2013/04/pest_awareness_month.shtml The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today proclaimed April as “Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month.” All month, APHIS will highlight how invasive species can enter the United States and … Continue reading
News Release – European Grapevine Moth Quarantine Lifted in Four Counties
http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/egov/Press_Releases/Press_Release.asp?PRnum=13-001 State and federal agricultural officials are lifting the European grapevine moth (EGVM) quarantine in Santa Clara, Nevada, and Santa Cruz counties, and a portion of Sonoma County. This action is the result of progress with regulatory and control efforts, … Continue reading
Research and coexistence essential to embrace opportunities of the future
The future outlook for agriculture is bright. Food production will have to roughly double by 2050 in order to meet population projections. And if we look where much of that growth is expected to occur–Asia–we know that California farmers and ranchers will have … Continue reading
Wasp holds promise for control of Asian citrus psyllid – From the Riverside Press-Enterprise
http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/riverside/riverside-headlines-index/20120925-region-psyllid-killing-wasp-taking-hold.ece BY MARK MUCKENFUSS mmuckenfuss@pe.com A tiny insect from Pakistan is finding a foothold in the Inland Empire — good news for anyone with an orange tree in their yard or a citrus grove to maintain. Tamarixia radiata is a … Continue reading
The Famous Flickr Lacewing
Meet the “Flickr Lacewing.” That’s what some folks online are calling a newly discovered insect species, more formally known as “Semachrysa Jade Winterton, Guek and Brooks.” It was given this name by Dr. Shaun Winterton, a senior insect biosystematist (that’s … Continue reading
Posted in Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Invasive Species
Tagged beneficial insects, CDFA, Flickr, lacewing
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The Award-Winning European Grapevine Moth Eradication Program
Several years ago, CDFA detected a new pest in California – the European grapevine moth, an invasive species that targets a number of plants, notably grapes. Because California is the leading grape producer in the country and one of the … Continue reading
News Release – Medfly Infestation Triggers Quarantine in Rancho Cucamonga Area
http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/egov/Press_Releases/Press_Release.asp?PRnum=12-031 A quarantine has been declared due to a Mediterranean fruit fly infestation detected in the Rancho Cucamonga area of San Bernardino County. Three adult males and one unmated female were detected in two traps on August 16, 2012. The … Continue reading
Posted in Agricultural Education, Invasive Species, Specialty Crops
Tagged Medfly, Mediterranean fruit fly
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Steam shown to kill sudden oak death pathogen- From SF Chronicle
http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Steam-shown-to-kill-Calif-plant-disease-3788696.php Scientists say they have discovered a new way to kill California’s most virulent forest- and plant-depleting disease, and it turns out the technique is as old as steam cleaning. Steam, in fact, is what researchers at Dominican University in … Continue reading
Posted in AG Vision, Environment, Invasive Species
Tagged Phytophthora ramorum, Sudden oak death
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Truckee Border Inspection Station on Reno TV
CDFA’s border inspection station at Truckee was recently featured as the lead story on a Reno TV newscast. Many northern Nevada residents regularly drive through the station, which is one of many safeguards in California to protect natural resources and a food supply that helps … Continue reading
Pest and Disease Prevention Projects Get a Boost from USDA
California’s approach to pests and diseases is as complex as the problem itself, but perhaps the most important element of our efforts is prevention. Prevention projects in California and throughout the nation have been given a much needed boost from … Continue reading
