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Summerit's a time for swimming, BBQs, camping, and eating invasive species Last week during California Invasive Species Action Week (June 2 June 10), we highlighted several pests, but there are many more invasive species out there.

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Bruce Babcok: babcockb@ucr.edu Joel Nelsen: jnelsen@cacitrusmutual.com Gary Schulz: gary@citrusresearch.org 559.738.

Figure 1: Citrus shoot dieback (top) and gummosis (bottom) caused by Colletrotrichum. A new disease of citrus has been found in the main growing regions of the Central Valley of California.

Sometimes an invasive pest takes a while to become invasive. The Invasive Species Council of California defines an invasive species as non-native organisms which cause economic or environmental harm.

The Irrigation Training & Research Center (ITRC) of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo tested 28 different pressure-compensating models of microirrigation emitting devices from a total of nine manufacturers in order to compare independent laboratory testing with manufacturer specifications.