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Avocado is a neotropic tree which has been commercialized world-wide, yet it's native pollinators have been little studied. The most frequently studied pollinator has been the old-world insect, Apis mellifera.

Avocado orchards are prime environments for this to happen. For me, it's always startling and amazing to come across an animal that's not expected to be there, but really does belong there as much as I do.

Event NameDate UC Ag Expert talks about citrus thrips 10/17/2018 What is involved in the webinars? A series of 1 hour webinars will highlight various pest management and horticultural topics for citrus and avocados.

Fire damaged. Heat damaged trees. When they leaf out, these often are not the leaves that are intended for traditional leaf analysis at this time of year. This would be especially true if the trees had lost all of the fruit for this year and possibly the next due to weather damage.

The University of California Cooperative Extension is hosting free workshops for citrus grove owners, managers and farmers. The workshop will provide an overview of proper Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) scouting techniques from University of California research entomologists Dr. Monique Rivera.