Authors and Credits

UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Spinach

UC ANR Publication 3467

Authored by University of California faculty, specialists, and farm advisors, produced and edited by UC Statewide IPM Program, University of California, Davis.

Crop Leadership Team

S.T. Koike (emeritus), TriCal Diagnostics, Hollister (crop team leader)

R. Basler, UC IPM, Davis (coordinator)

R.F. Smith (emeritus), UC Cooperative Extension Monterey County

J.O. Becker, Nematology, UC Riverside

Diseases

S.T. Koike (emeritus), TriCal Diagnostics, Hollister

M. LeStrange (emeritus), UC Cooperative Extension Tulare County

Insects, Mites, and Other Invertebrates

M. LeStrange (emeritus), UC Cooperative Extension Tulare County

S.T. Koike (emeritus), TriCal Diagnostics, Hollister

Acknowledgment for Contributions to Insects, Mites, and Other Invertebrates

W.E. Chaney (emeritus), UC Cooperative Extension Monterey County

Nematodes

J.O. Becker, Nematology, UC Riverside

S.T. Koike (emeritus), TriCal Diagnostics, Hollister

M. LeStrange (emeritus), UC Cooperative Extension Tulare County

Weeds

R.F. Smith (emeritus), UC Cooperative Extension Monterey County

S.A. Fennimore, Plant Sciences, UC Davis and USDA-ARS, Salinas

M. LeStrange (emeritus), UC Cooperative Extension Tulare County

Coordinator

R. Basler, UC IPM, Davis

Production

F.G. Rosa, UC IPM, Davis

This material is partially based on work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program.

These guidelines represent the best information currently available to the authors and are intended to help you make the best choices for an IPM program. Not all formulations or registered pesticides are mentioned. Always read the label and check with local authorities for the most up-to-date information regarding registration and restrictions on pesticide use. Check with your agricultural commissioner for the latest restricted entry intervals.