Extension briefs April and May 2025
Integrated pest management, Crop and fruit quality management, Citrus black spot disease management, Grondgedraagde siektes, Water management/waterbestuur, Postharvest pathology – waste prevention checklist.
Integrated pest management, Crop and fruit quality management, Citrus black spot disease management, Grondgedraagde siektes, Water management/waterbestuur, Postharvest pathology – waste prevention checklist.
By Hannes Bester, MC Pretorius, Wayne Mommsen, Coenraad Fraenkel, André Combrink, Natasha Jackson, Jan Landman, Rudolph Strydom (Citrus Research International) Integrated pest management (S.D. Moore) Citrus thrips Suppress citrus thrips popu-lations on the spring growth flush to help reduce populations…
By Hannes Bester, MC Pretorius, Wayne Mommsen, Coenraad Fraenkel, André Combrink, Natasha Jackson, Jan Landman, Rudolph Strydom, Irma Raspel, and Vernon Jacobs (Citrus Research International) Integrated pest management False codling moth (S.D. Moore) It is imperative that the False Codling…
To determine the percentage of infested fruit, growers should scout regularly for mealybug by inspecting underneath calyces. Where mealybug is under good biocontrol, infestation should peak during December or January in the northern production areas, and during February in the Cape production areas.
Integrated pest management, Crop and fruit quality management, Citrus black spot disease management, Grondgedraagde siektes, Waterbestuur/water management, Postharvest pathology
By Hannes Bester, MC Pretorius, Wayne Mommsen, Coenraad Fraenkel, André Combrink, Natasha Jackson, Jan Landman, and Rudolph Strydom (Citrus Research International) Integrated pest management (T.G. Grout, S.D. Moore, and A. Manrakhan) Phytosanitary pests All the recommendations made in the Extension…
Integrated pest management, Naoespraktyke, Crop and Fruit Quality Management, Bemesting/Fertilisation, Postharvest Pathology.
By Hannes Bester, MC Pretorius, Wayne Mommsen, Coenraad Fraenkel, André Combrink, Natasha Jackson and Jan Landman.
By Hannes Bester, MC Pretorius, Wayne Mommsen, Coenraad Fraenkel, André Combrink, Natasha Jackson, Jan Landman, and Rudolph Strydom (Citrus Research International) Integrated pest management Citrus thrips (T.G. Grout) Suppress citrus thrips populations on the spring growth flush to help reduce…
It is imperative that the False Codling Moth Systems Approach (now abbreviated as the FCMSA) be implemented thoroughly and diligently. Neither growers nor the industry can afford a lapse in the implementation of comprehensive and effective management practices.
False codling moth, Mealybug, Fruit flies, Citrus thrips, Citriculture, Disease management, Fruit and foliar diseases.
y Hannes Bester, MC Pretorius, Wayne Mommsen, Coenraad Fraenkel, André Combrink, Natasha Jackson and Jan Landman (CRI).