February / March 2024
Biocontrol of false codling moth
False codling moths damage table grapes and many other crops. Chemical crop protectants are important to false codling moth control but environmentally friendly alternatives must be identified.
December 2025 / January 2026
Extension briefs December and January 2026
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…
August / September 2022
Extension Briefs for August and September 2022
Integrated pest management, Naoespraktyke, Crop and Fruit Quality Management, Bemesting/Fertilisation, Postharvest Pathology.
August / September 2023
Extension briefs for August and September 2023
By Hannes Bester, MC Pretorius, Wayne Mommsen, Coenraad Fraenkel, André Combrink, Natasha Jackson and Jan Landman.
August / September 2024
Extension briefs for August and September 2024
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…
December 2018 / January 2019
Extension Briefs for December 2018 and January 2019
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT False codling moth S.D. MOORE The FCM Management System (FMS) for citrus, including the FCM Systems Approach, was implemented for the first time during the 2017/18 citrus season, with tremendous success. We can however, not rest on…
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)
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December 2024 / January 2025
Extension Briefs For December 2024 And January 2025
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.
December 2022 / January 2023
Extension briefs for December and January 2023
False codling moth, Mealybug, Fruit flies, Citrus thrips, Citriculture, Disease management, Fruit and foliar diseases.
December 2023 / January 2024
Extension briefs for December and January 2024
y Hannes Bester, MC Pretorius, Wayne Mommsen, Coenraad Fraenkel, André Combrink, Natasha Jackson and Jan Landman (CRI).