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Year-Round IPM Program
General Management in an IPM Program
- Dormant Spur or First-Year Twig Sampling and Treatment Guidelines
- Identify Hull Split
- Why Is the Dormant/delayed Dormant Stage Important in an IPM Program?
- Why Is the Bloom Stage Important in an IPM Program?
- Why Is the Fruit Development Stage Important in an IPM Program?
- Why Is the Harvest Stage Important in an IPM Program?
- Why Is the Postharvest Stage Important in an IPM Program?
Insects, Mites, and Other Invertebrates
General Information
- Harvest Sample
- Monitor Peach Twig Borer—Bloom to Postbloom
- Monitor San Jose Scale—Bloom to Postbloom
- Monitor for Spider Mites—Bloom to Postbloom
- Monitor Spider Mites—Fruit Development
- Mummy Nuts
- Peach Twig Borer in the Dormant Spur Sample
- Pheromone Traps
- Relative Toxicities of Pesticides Used in Almonds to Natural Enemies and Honey Bees
Insect, Mite, and Other Invertebrate Management
- Ants
- Brown Mite
- European Fruit Lecanium
- European Red Mite
- Forest Tent Caterpillar
- Leaffooted Bug
- Leafrollers
- Navel Orangeworm
- Oriental Fruit Moth
- Peach Silver Mite
- Peach Twig Borer
- Peachtree Borer
- Red Imported Fire Ant
- San Jose Scale
- Stink Bugs
- Tenlined June Beetle
- Tree Borers
- Webspinning Spider Mites
Diseases
General Information
Disease Management
- Almond Brownline And Decline
- Almond Kernel Shrivel
- Almond Leaf Scorch
- Alternaria Leaf Spot
- Anthracnose
- Armillaria Root Rot (Oak Root Fungus)
- Bacterial Canker
- Bacterial Spot
- Band Canker
- Brown Rot Blossom Blight
- Ceratocystis Canker
- Crown Gall
- Fruit Russeting (Powdery Mildew-Like)
- Green Fruit Rot (Jacket Rot)
- Hull Rot
- Leaf Blight
- Lower Limb Dieback
- Phomopsis Fruit Rot And Branch Dieback
- Phytophthora Root and Crown Rot
- Rust
- Scab
- Shot Hole
- Silver Leaf
- Verticillium Wilt
- Wood-Decay Fungi
- Yellow Bud Mosaic
Nematodes
Weeds
General Information
More Information
- Fungicides, Bactericides, Biocontrols, and Natural Products for Deciduous Tree Fruit and Nut, Citrus, Strawberry, and Vine Crops in California 2022 (PDF)
- Almond Production in California: A Study of Pest Management Practices, Issues, and Concerns
- Almond Production Manual
- Chlorpyrifos Decision-Support Tool
- Herbicide Resistance: Glyphosate
- Herbicide Symptoms Photo Repository Website and Tool
- Mitigating Pesticide Hazards
- Seasonal Guide to Environmentally Responsible Pest Management Practices in Almonds (PDF)
- UC Fruit and Nut Research and Information Center
- UC Weed Research and Information Center
- Year-Round IPM Programs Video