Tag: almonds

Believe It or Nut: Bugs Like Almonds, Too

A wide variety of insects in the order Hemiptera are known pests of almonds. A new guide in the open-access Journal of Integrated Pest Management details the biology, ecology, and management options for “true bugs” in almond orchards.

Entomology Today June 17, 2021 2 Comments

Study Finds Bees Can Have Their Wildflowers and Almonds, Too

By Josh Lancette New research published this week in the journal Environmental Entomology shows that planting wildflowers next to almond orchards does not cause fewer honey bees to visit the […]

Obscure Mealybug Found on Almond Trees for First Time in California

By Jhalendra Rijal Pseudococcus viburni has been found for the first time in almond crops in California. This insect is not just an obscure mealybug, it is THE obscure mealybug […]

New Lure Will Help Almond Growers Battle the Navel Orangeworm

For the past 50 years, a moth known as the navel orangeworm (Amyelois transitella) has been the number-one insect pest of almonds. Females lay eggs on the almonds, and the […]