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Insect Management

Mar 5, 2014

Western Flower Thrips in Spring Produce Crops 2014
Feb 19, 2014

Aphid Control in Desert Lettuce
Feb 5, 2014

Insect Activity Picking-up in Desert Produce
Jan 22, 2014

Seed Corn Maggots in Spring Melon Plantings
Jan 8, 2014

Aphid ID in Leafy Vegetables 2014
Dec 11, 2013

New Insecticide Chemistry on Desert Produce and Melons
Nov 27, 2013

Fall Pest Pressure on Desert Vegetable Crops
Nov 13, 2013

Aphid Management on Lettuce Using Soil and Foliar Insecticides
Oct 30, 2013

Aphid ID in Leafy Vegetables
Oct 16, 2013

Insect Activity Remains Steady
Oct 2, 2013

IRM Guidelines for Lepidopterous Larvae in Lettuce
Sep 18, 2013

Beet Armyworm and Cabbage Loopers in Fall Produce
Sep 4, 2013

Whitefly Management on Fall Produce 2013
Aug 21, 2013

Bagrada Bug Management on Desert Cole Crops
Aug 7, 2013

Important Insect Pests at Stand Establishment in Fall Melon and Produce Crops
Jul 24, 2013

Area-wide Incidence of Whiteflies and CYSDV
Jul 10, 2013

Insect and Weed Interactions in Vegetable Crops
Jun 26, 2013

Planning Ahead for Whitefly Management on Fall Produce and Melon Crops
Jun 12, 2013

Control of Bagrada Bug with Insecticides
May 29, 2013

Impact of Bagrada Bug on Desert Cole Crops from 2010-2012

Specialty Crops

Weeds

Jun 2, 2021

Summer Fallow Weed Control (2021)
May 19, 2021

Ditch Bank Weed Control (2021)
May 5, 2021

Clover
Apr 21, 2021

Summer Fallow Weed Control 2021-2
Apr 7, 2021

Summer Fallow Weed Control 2021-1
Mar 24, 2021

Malva
Mar 10, 2021

The Transition from Winter to Summer Weeds
Feb 24, 2021

Carryover of Vegetable Herbicides to Wheat Grown in Rotation
Feb 10, 2021

Shepperdspurse
Jan 27, 2021

Contact Herbicides
Dec 9, 2020

Herbicide Resistance
Nov 11, 2020

Goal Preemergence, Postemergence and Chemigated
Oct 28, 2020

Using Multiple Preplant Herbicides in Lettuce
Oct 14, 2020

Seedling Emergence After Applying Preemergence Herbicides
Sep 30, 2020

Visibility of Weeds
Sep 2, 2020

Perennial Problems with Common Purslane
Aug 19, 2020

Managing Water with Preemergence Herbicides in Lettuce
Aug 5, 2020

Marestail and Fleabane
Jul 22, 2020

Sptangletop 2020
Jul 8, 2020

Measuring Herbicide Volatility

Plant Pathology 2019 - Present

Oct 16, 2024

2024 Powdery Mildew of Melon Fungicide Trial
Oct 2, 2024

2024 Downy Mildew of Spinach Fungicide Trial
Sep 18, 2024

2023-2024 Sclerotinia Drop of Lettuce Fungicide Trial
Sep 4, 2024

2023-2024 Powdery Mildew of Lettuce Fungicide Trial
Aug 21, 2024

2023-2024 Downy Mildew of Lettuce Fungicide Trial
Aug 7, 2024

2023 Fusarium wilt of Lettuce Field Trial
Jul 24, 2024

Weed Hosts of Plant Viruses (2024)
Jul 10, 2024

Virus transmission: Part III (2024)
Jun 26, 2024

Virus transmission: Part II (2024)
Jun 12, 2024

Virus transmission: Part I (2024)
May 29, 2024

Virus 101 (2024)
May 15, 2024

Phytophtora Root and Crown Rot in Alfalfa (2024)
May 1, 2024

Fusarium Wilt of Watermelon (2024)
Apr 17, 2024

Bacterial Fruit Blotch (BFB) in melon seedlings (2024)
Apr 3, 2024

Bacterial Wilt of Cucurbits (2024)
Mar 20, 2024

Bacterial Soft Rot in Lettuce (2024)
Mar 6, 2024

Downy Mildew of Onion
Feb 21, 2024

Bacterial leaf spot of beets (2024)
Feb 7, 2024

Botrytis crown rot of lettuce (2024)
Jan 24, 2024

Late Blight of Celery (2024)

Plant Pathology 2010 - 2019

May 1, 2013

Managing Powdery Mildew on Melons 2013
Apr 17, 2013

Disease Resistance and Tolerance 2013
Apr 3, 2013

Powdery Mildew 2013
Mar 20, 2013

Gray Mold 2013
Mar 6, 2013

Lettuce Powdery Mildew 2013
Feb 20, 2013

Lettuce Dieback 2013
Feb 6, 2013

Weather Affects Plant Disease Development 2013
Jan 23, 2013

Low Temperatures and Plant Disease 2013
Jan 9, 2013

Lettuce Downy Mildew - Jan 2013
Nov 28, 2012

Plant Pathogen Resistance to Fungicides 2012
Nov 14, 2012

Influence of The Environment on Disease Development 2012
Oct 31, 2012

Two Lettuce Wilt Diseases Compared 2012
Oct 17, 2012

Fusarium Wilt on Lettuce 2012
Oct 3, 2012

Powdery Mildew on Fall Melons 2012
Sep 19, 2012

Managing Sclerotinia Drop of Lettuce with Fungicides 2012
Sep 5, 2012

Soil-borne Lettuce Pathogens 2012
Aug 22, 2012

Plant Derived Chemicals as Disease Inhibitors 2012
Aug 8, 2012

Plant Disease Resistance 2012
Jul 25, 2012

Plant Pathogen Survival in the Desert 2012
Jul 11, 2012

Summer Preplant Soil Flooding as a Management Tool for Sclerotinia Lettuce Drop 2012

Mechanization

Jul 28, 2021

2nd Automated Thinning and Weeding Technologies Field Day
Jul 14, 2021

Controlling Weeds and Soilborne Pathogens Using Steam Heat – Multiple Trials Initiated
Jun 30, 2021

Is There Something You Would Like to Know About?
Jun 2, 2021

High-Speed Centimeter Scale Resolution Sprayer for Precision In-Row Weeding - 2018
May 5, 2021

Spot Sprayers – An Option for Reducing Pesticide Application Costs?
Apr 7, 2021

Technology Needs for Automated
Mar 24, 2021

Computational Agriculture - Alphabet’s (Google) Latest X-Project
Mar 10, 2021

Controlling Disease and Weeds with Band-Steam – Yuma Trials Show Good Promise
Feb 24, 2021

Advances in Weed Control Technologies – Breakout Session at 2021 Southwest Ag Summit
Feb 10, 2021

Autonomous Ag Robots – Current Status Update
Dec 9, 2020

Zapping Weeds with High Voltage Electricity
Nov 11, 2020

2020 Advances in Automated Thinning and Weeding Technologies Update #3
Oct 28, 2020

2020 Advances in Automated Thinning and Weeding Technologies Update #2
Oct 14, 2020

2020 Advances in Automated Thinning and Weeding Technologies Update #1
Sep 30, 2020

Controlling Fusarium Wilt of Lettuce Using Steam Heat – Trial Initiated
Aug 5, 2020

Crop Signaling: A Promising Technique for Improved Automated Weed Control
Jul 22, 2020

Automated Lettuce Thinner Effects on Weed Control
Jul 8, 2020

Robotic and Automated Technologies for In-Row Weeding in Vegetable Crops
Jun 24, 2020

Band-Steam Applicator for Controlling Soilborne Pathogens and Weeds in Lettuce
Jun 10, 2020

Video: Band-Steam Applicator for Controlling Soilborne Pathogens and In-Row Weeds

Areawide Insect Trapping Network

Oct 16, 2024

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (October 16, 2024)
Oct 2, 2024

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (October 2, 2024)
Sep 18, 2024

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (September 18, 2024)
Sep 4, 2024

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (September 4, 2024)
Aug 21, 2024

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (August 21, 2024)
Aug 7, 2024

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (August 7, 2024)
Jul 24, 2024

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (July 24, 2024)
Jul 10, 2024

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (July 10, 2024) Published
Jun 26, 2024

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (June 26, 2024)
Jun 12, 2024

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (June 12, 2024)
Apr 17, 2024

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (April 17, 2024)
Apr 3, 2024

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (April 3, 2024)
Mar 20, 2024

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (March 20, 2024)
Mar 6, 2024

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (March 6, 2024)
Feb 21, 2024

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (February 21, 2024)
Feb 7, 2024

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (February 7, 2024)
Jan 24, 2024

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (January24, 2024)
Jan 10, 2024

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (January10, 2024)
Dec 13, 2023

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (December 13, 2023)
Nov 29, 2023

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (November 29, 2023)

Biometeorology

Dec 11, 2019

Leaf Wetness Network - Dec 11, 2019
Nov 27, 2019

Leaf Wetness Network - Nov 27, 2019
Nov 13, 2019

Leaf Wetness Network - Nov 13, 2019
Oct 2, 2019

Leaf Wetness Network - Oct 2, 2019
Sep 18, 2019

Leaf Wetness Network - Sep, 18 2019
Sep 4, 2019

Leaf Wetness Network - Sep 4, 2019
Aug 21, 2019

Leaf Wetness Update - Aug 21, 2019
Aug 7, 2019

Leaf Wetness Update - Aug 7, 2019
Jul 24, 2019

Leaf Wetness Update - Jul 24, 2018
Jul 10, 2019

Leaf Wetness Update - Jul 10, 2019
Jun 26, 2019

Leaf Wetness Update - Jun 26, 2019
Jun 12, 2019

Leaf Wetness Network - Jun 12, 2019
May 29, 2019

Leaf Wetness Update - May 29, 2019
May 15, 2019

Leaf Wetness Update - May 15, 2019
May 1, 2019

Leaf Wetness Update - May 1, 2019
Apr 17, 2019

Leaf Wetness Update - Apr 17, 219
Apr 3, 2019

Leaf Wetness Update - Apr 3, 2019
Mar 20, 2019

Leaf Wetness Update - Mar 20, 2019
Mar 6, 2019

Leaf Wetness Update - Mar 6, 2019
Feb 6, 2019

Leaf Wetness Update - Feb 6, 2019

Soil Science

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