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, and Rudolph Strydom (Citrus Research International) Integrated pest management Mealybug (S.D. Moore) To determine the percentage of infested fruit, growers should be scouting for mealybug…
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.
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 and S.D. Moore) Thrips management During October and November citrus fruit is highly susceptible…
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…
By Hannes Bester, MC Pretorius, Wayne Mommsen, Coenraad Fraenkel, André Combrink, Natasha Jackson, Jan Landman, and Rudolph Strydom (Citrus Research International) Integrated pest management False codling moth (S.D. Moore) Orchard sanitation must continue diligently during the harvesting period. All fruit…
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…
Growers should be scouting for mealybug regularly by inspecting underneath calyces, thereby determining the percentage of infested fruit.
y Hannes Bester, MC Pretorius, Wayne Mommsen, Coenraad Fraenkel, André Combrink, Natasha Jackson and Jan Landman (CRI).
By Hannes Bester, MC Pretorius, Wayne Mommsen, Coenraad Fraenkel, André Combrink, Natasha Jackson and Jan Landman (Citrus Research International) Integrated pest management (T.G. Grout and S.D. Moore) Thrips management During October and November, citrus fruit is highly susceptible to damage…
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, Catherine Savage, Natasha Jackson and Jan Landman (Citrus Research International) Integrated pest management False codling moth (S.D. Moore) Orchard sanitation must continue diligently during the harvesting period. All fruit…