Photo Gallery: Citricola scale a voracious SJV pest — field day photos

Sep. 28, 2012

Beth Grafton-Cardwell, University of California citrus IPM specialist and research entomologist, helps Paramount Citrus’ Jim Hatakeda identify citricola scale on a citrus leaf.
A mobile lab was set up for the field day where growers could examine closely the No. 1 citrus pest in the San Joaquin Valley.
Everyone was in search of citricola scale during the field day, including Logan Henderson, left, of Agri Care in Exeter and Daniel Henderson of the San Joaquin Growers Servicers in Lindsey, Calif.
Research technician Jamie Nemecek helps Boris Castro of Fresno, center, and Walter Goerzen of Greenleaf Farms, Dinuba, Calif., in identifying citricola scale on leaves collected from research plots at the Lindcove Research and Extension Center in Exeter, Calif.
Grower Jack Egorov of Porterville, Calif.; Bob Van der Staay of Good Bugs Insectary, Exeter, Calif.; and Leffingwell PCA Adam Poole of Lindsey, Calif., were on hand for the morning field day.
There was a big crowd to hear the latest from Beth Grafton-Cardwell on the citricola scale.
Pickups lined the avenues at Lindcove for the field day.

A larger-than-expected crowd showed up at the Lindcove Research and Extension Center in Exeter, Calif., to hear University of California citrus IPM specialist and research entomologist Beth Grafton-Cardwell not only talk about citricola scale, but show growers, PCAs and others what to look for in scouting for the citrus pest.

For complete article, see: Citricola scale valley’s No. 1 citrus pest