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WASHINGTON, June 26, 2019 USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the University of California at Davis Soil Resource Laboratory today announced the release of the iOS and Android SoilWeb app, version 2.0.

Science for Citrus Health featured in Citrograph! Author: Elizabeth Grafton-Cardwell Author: Barbara Alonso Published on: July 2, 2019 The summer issue of Citrograph has just been released, and our outreach project has been featured.

Nick Sakovich, Emeritus Farm Advisor Dry Root Rot has menaced growers in Ventura County for many years. In the 50's and 60's it seemed most prevalent on older orange trees. A few years after the wet winter of 1968-69, dry root rot became an increasing problem among citrus trees of all ages.

Newly Improved Thrips Key The online Lucid Key, Thrips of California (https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/thrips_of_california/Thrips_of_California.

UC Riverside is testing whether a sesame seed-sized wasp can control a pest that could seriously damage California crops including wine, walnuts, and avocados. The pest, a sap-sucking spotted lantern fly, is originally from China and was first detected five years ago in Pennsylvania.