WCN December 2019
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TOP INSECTS<br />
PLAGUING<br />
CALIFORNIA<br />
SPECIALTY<br />
CROPS—BMSB,<br />
MEALYBUGS,<br />
NOW, SWD<br />
“Hit them where it hurts,” is the game plan for<br />
controlling insect pests in specialty crops.<br />
By CECILIA PARSONS | Associate Editor<br />
Navel orangeworm. Photo courtesy of David Haviland.<br />
Kraemer & Co. Mfg., Inc.<br />
Nut Drying & Storage Facilities<br />
Almonds • Pecans • Pistachios • Walnuts<br />
PANELISTS AT THE FIRST<br />
annual Crop Consultant<br />
Conference addressed insect pests<br />
that are the most economically damaging<br />
in specialty crops including tree nut<br />
crops. Control of these insect pests, said<br />
Kern County University of California<br />
Cooperative Extension (UCCE) farm<br />
advisor David Haviland, requires a<br />
game plan.<br />
• Burners<br />
• Fans<br />
• Drying Systems<br />
• Storage & Handling<br />
• Custom Manufacturing<br />
• Spiral E-Z Let Downs<br />
• Installation & Service<br />
Let Kraemer & Co. Design<br />
and Build the Facility<br />
that is Right for Your Needs<br />
Walnut Drying Bins<br />
Bin Features<br />
• Knock Down Kit<br />
• Modular<br />
• Corrugated / Galvanized Construction<br />
• Do-It-Yourself Option<br />
• Low Lead Time<br />
• 6 Ton Capacity<br />
3778 County Road 99 W<br />
Orland, CA 95963<br />
530-865-7982 │ Fax: 530-865-5091<br />
CA Cont. Lic. #485-547 │ Web: www.kcomfg.com<br />
Navel Orangeworm<br />
The number one insect pest in nut<br />
crops, navel orangeworm (NOW),<br />
is vulnerable over winter surviving<br />
inside mummy nuts left behind after<br />
harvest. Winter sanitation of orchards,<br />
by shaking mummies, blowing them to<br />
the row middles and shredding them<br />
is considered the most important part<br />
part of the NOW control strategy. The<br />
integrated pest management (IPM) plan<br />
for control from spring through harvest,<br />
Haviland said, is to confuse winter survivors<br />
with mating disruption, protect<br />
the crop from damage with insecticide<br />
sprays in June and try for early harvest<br />
Continued on Page 14<br />
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West Coast Nut <strong>December</strong> <strong>2019</strong>
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