June / July 2022
Extension briefs for June and July 2022
Integrated pest management, Naoespraktyke, Crop and Fruit Quality Management, Bemesting/Fertilisation, Postharvest Pathology.
April / May 2022
Extension briefs for Extension briefs for April and May 2022
By Hannes Bester, MC Pretorius, Wayne Mommsen, Coenraad Fraenkel, André Combrink, Catherine Savage, Natasha Jackson and Jan Landman.
February / March 2022
Extension briefs for February and March 2022
By Hannes Bester, MC Pretorius, Wayne Mommsen and Catherine Savage, André Combrink, Coenraad Fraenkel, Jan Landman and Natasha Jackson (Citrus Research International) Integrated pest management Mealybug (S.D. Moore) Growers should be scouting for mealybug regularly by inspecting underneath calyces and…
December 2021 / January 2022
Extension Briefs for December 2021 and January 2022
By J.J. Bester, Mathys Pretorius, Wayne Mommsen and Catherine Savage (Citrus Research International)
October / November 2021
Extensions Briefs October and November 2021
By J.J. Bester, Mathys Pretorius, Wayne Mommsen and Catherine Savage (Citrus Research International)
August / September 2021
Extension Briefs for August and September 2021
By J.J. Bester, Mathys Pretorius, Wayne Mommsen and Catherine Savage (Citrus Research International).
June / July 2021
Extension briefs for June and July 2021
By J.J. Bester, MC Pretorius, Wayne Mommsen and Catherine Savage (Citrus Research International)
April / May 2021
Extension briefs for April and May 2021
By Hannes Bester, MC Pretorius, Wayne Mommsen and Catherine Savage (Citrus Research International) Integrated pest management (T.G. Grout, S.D. Moore and A. Manrakhan) Phytosanitary pests All the recommendations made in the Extension Briefs for February and March also apply to…
February / March 2021
Extension Briefs for February and March 2021
By Hannes Bester, Mathys Pretorius (aka MC), Wayne Mommsen and Catherine Savage Mealybug (S.D. Moore) Growers should be scouting for mealybug regularly, by inspecting underneath calyces and thereby determining the percentage of fruit infested. Where mealybug is under good biocontrol,…
June / July 2020
Extension briefs for June and July
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT False codling moth (FCM) | S.D. MOORE All fruit remaining on trees after harvest must be removed and destroyed within 14 days of harvesting being completed in the orchard. This is because FCM activity does not cease…
April / May 2020
Extension briefs for April and May
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT T.G. GROUT, S.D. MOORE AND A. MANRAKHAN Phytosanitary pests All the recommendations made in the extension briefs for February and March also apply to this period. Fruit fly control in citrus areas is critical due to phytosanitary…