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Insect pest management in strawberries: A closer look at the IPM toolbox

December 7, 2022January 4, 2023 / Cal Poly Strawberry Center / 2 Comments

Insect pest management in strawberries: A closer look at the IPM toolbox, Sarah Zukoff

Why don’t we grow strawberries from seed?

August 23, 2022August 25, 2022 / Gerald Holmes

Figure 1. Bareroot strawberry transplant straight from the box and ready to plant. (this and all subsequent photos by G. J. Holmes) Virtually all strawberry plants grown to produce fruit were planted as a transplant. Transplants take on many forms, but in California we use bareroot transplants (Fig. 1). Why not use seeds instead? Those … Continue reading Why don’t we grow strawberries from seed?

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Let’s get started!

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 / Gerald Holmes / 2 Comments

Previous graduate student Scott Cosseboom (Cal Poly AEPS 2015 & 2017) collecting an isolate of Botrytis cinerea from a rotting fruit in the field. Click on image to view Scott’s thesis. (Photo by G. J. Holmes) Welcome to the Cal Poly Strawberry Center BLOGThis idea started at our 2021 Field Day where almost 100 growers and PCAs … Continue reading Let’s get started!

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The much-needed rainfall this year has been historic for our area, passing our average annual rainfall total -- and the winter season isn’t over yet! Water years run from July 1 to June 30. This bar chart shows annual rainfall for San Luis Obispo Reservoir over the past 18 years.  There were some wet years but this winter is the wettest since 2005-06. Rainy, wet conditions present different types of problems for strawberry production. Various molds and soilborne pathogens thrive in these constantly damp conditions. In particular, watch for Phytophthora root rot and angular leaf spot. Since 1949, students from San Luis Obispo and Pomona have worked together to create the joint Cal Poly Universities float for the annual Rose Parade held in Pasadena, CA. The Cal Poly Universities float is the only one fully designed and built by students. How are our plants coping with these low overnight temps? Wishing everyone a Happy Holiday season🎄☃️ and a cheerful New Year! 🎊 SEVEN WEEKS AFTER PLANTING As part of the Fall 2022 CAFES Research Seminar Series line-up, Center entomologist Sarah Zukoff presented "Insect Pest Management in Strawberries: A Closer Look at Improving the IPM Toolbox". Sarah describes aspects of her research program that aim to assist CA strawberry growers with pest control, such as non-chemical management of Lygus bugs, UV-C technology, predatory mites and spotted-wing drosophila parasitoids. Strawberry Center entomology team members Sarah Zukoff, Jose Alvarado Rojas and Kiley Jensen presented at the 2022 Joint Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, held in Vancouver, British Columbia on 13-16 Nov 2022. A special shout-out to Jose as recipient of a travel award/stipend to attend the meeting as well as an invitation to speak at the 10th Annual Latin/Hispanic Symposium. His talk was titled "Migrating like the monarchs: A Mexican entomologist's journey from the desert of Zacatecas to the strawberry fields of California". Congrats 🎉Jose! Kylie Harlan with My Ag Life Daily News Report discussed with Center entomologist Sarah Zukoff her research project on the use of UVC light delivered by roving machines to manage strawberry insect and mite pests in the field. Listen to the full interview @ https://tinyurl.com/myaglife-UVC-interview Our highly-attended 2022 Field Day was highlighted in a recent issue of Fruit Growers News. The article discusses the robotic strawberry harvester (Advanced Farm Technologies Inc.) showcased in our AUTOMATION area; Our ENTOMOLOGY team's research project assessing the effectiveness of ultraviolet-C radiation in arthropod management; And on the PATHOLOGY side, which varieties perform well against root rots, plastic color comparisons and drip tape irrigation as it relates to Macrophomina root rot.
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