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Monitoring California red scale populations by using pheromone traps and degree days California red scale is an armored scale that attacks all citrus varieties.

We were recently bird watching on one of the sky islands in southern Arizona. It was pretty impressive, the diversity of birds and BRIGHT colors compared to those in the Ventura area. Arizona locals, though, were saying numbers were way down. Why? Less and fewer berries and insects to feed on.

Are you interested in learning more about Nitrogen Management? Are you ready for the big time? Are you a Certified Crop Adviser seeking Continuing Education Units and/or preparing for the new California Nitrogen Specialty Exam?

There are all kinds of pollinators in an avocado orchard, not just honeybees. In fact, there is a whole range of native bees that also pollinate the trees. There are nearly 1,600 native bee species in California, and over 30 have been identified in avocado orchards in Ventura County alone .

Terrestrial laser scanning data show that trees move their branches in a diurnal pattern, settling down for the night as if falling asleep. So far, however, researchers have been uncertain as to why this happens.