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Asian Citrus Psyllid
External Resources Asian Citrus Psyllid: California Round-Up - Growing Produce Fighting Bugs with Bugs: Hatching a Solution for Troubled Trees - NPR Citrus Research Board - Website Center for Invasive Species Research - Website Product Documents ACP Technical Bulletin ACP Product Flyer Vector of the Deadly Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing) Disease Overview Feeds on citrus...
Spotted Wing Drosophila
External Resources New Research Shows Spotted Wing Drosophila Repellent Naturally Produced in Fruits - Growing Produce Spotted Wing Drosophila - Website: Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences Product Documents Spotted Wing Drosophila Product Flyer Small Fruit Fly Packs Hefty...
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
External Resources Stink Bug's Tree Host Preferences May Provide Management Clues - Entomology Today Farmers Worry About Harvest as Stink Bugs Make a Mess in NW Region - The Seattle Times Get Ready for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug In 2015 - Growing Produce Stop BMSB - Website How To Get Rid of Stink Bugs –...
Citrus Leafminer
External Resources Citrus Leafminer - Center for Invasive Species Research, University of California, Riverside Featured Creatures - University of Florida IFAS South Texas Citrus Alert Product Documents Citrus Leafminer Technical Bulletin Citrus Leafminer Product Flyer A Case for Monitoring and Management Overview Native to Asia; present in North & South America, Middle East Larvae feed...
Ambrosia Beetle Poses Serious Threat to U.S. and Mexico Avocado Industry
Ambrosia Beetle damage to avocado fruit External Resources Redbay Ambrosia Beetle and Laurel Wilt - Center for Invasive Species Research Potential Biological Control Found for Avocado Disease Found - Ag Professional Ambrosia Beetles Fact Sheet - Clemson University Overview An invasive species originating in Asia Vector of Laurel Wilt (LW) disease caused by the fungus Raffaelea lauricola Damaging to avocado...
Walnut Husk Fly
Walnut Husk Fly External Resources Walnut Husk Fly Pest Management Guidelines - UC IPM Effective Trapping, Monitoring Critical Against Walnut Husk Fly - Western Farm Press Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center - Washington State University Invasive Species Compendium Product Documents Walnut Husk Fly Technical Bulletin A Serious Pest of both Walnuts and Peaches Overview An invasive species that originated...
Codling Moth
Codling moth larvae in walnut External Resources UC Pest Management Guidelines (Walnuts) New York State IPM Program - Cornell University Mating Disruption of Codling Moth - Western Farm Press Codling Moth Management in Apple - Iowa State University A Serious Pest of Walnuts, Apples and Pears Overview Introduced from Eurasia Pest of apples, pears and English walnuts Females lay up...
Pecan Nut Casebearer
Pecan Nut Casebearer External Resources The Pecan Nut Casebearer - Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Mating Disruption of Pecan Nut Casebearer - Southwestern Entomologist Controlling Pecan Nut Casebearer - Texas Cooperative Extension, Texas A&M University A Case for Monitoring and Management Overview Found in all major pecan growing regions of the U.S Larvae feed initially on buds, then tunnel into the...