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Almond and stone fruit growers reduce OP, increase pyrethroid use in orchard dormant sprays
Epstein, Bassein, Zalom
Pesticide use reports from 1992 to 1998 show a decline in organophosphate use in dormant almond and stone fruit orchards.
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IPM research profiled: 10-year trends
Klonsky, Shouse
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Mass releases of Trichogramma wasps can reduce damage from codling moth
Mills et al.
Wasps can be used to reduce codling moth damage by 60% in walnut and pome fruit orchards.
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Cotton aphid emerges as major pest in SJV cotton
Godfrey, Rosenheim, Goodell
A better understanding of cotton aphid biology is helping growers adjust their practices to control this new pest.
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Integrated strategies offer site- specific control of yellow starthistle
DiTomaso et al.
Mowing, grazing, clover plantings, insects, prescribed burning and selective applications of herbicides help with control.
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Interplanting grasses into alfalfa controls weeds in older stands
Prather et al.
Planting grasses into older alfalfa stands reduces weeds and suppresses alfalfa weevil populations.
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Solarization and biofumigation help disinfest soil
Stapleton, Elmore, DeVay
Soil solarization and biofumigation can help disinfest soil in certain cases when methyl bromide becomes unavailable.
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Analysis shows climate-caused decreases in Scott River fall flows
Drake, Tate, Carlson
Knowing that fall flows in the Scott River are primarily climate-controlled may be useful for making water management decisions.
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Algal-bacterial facility removes selenium from drainage water
Quinn et al.
The best-performing algal-bacterial selenium removal plant reduced nitrate by more than 95% and reduced selenium by 80%.
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Nutrition lessons improve Hispanic teenage girls' knowledge
Neyman et al.
Nutrition education improved the nutrition knowledge of many girls, but had little effect on their eating habits.
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Tuolumne County shops capture local dollars
Feldman et al.
A survey of consumers shows that local businesses are capturing more local dollars than 8 years earlier.
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Grading error reduces grower incentives to increase prune quality
Chalfant et al.
Because grading error tends to reward smaller prunes, growers have less incentive to produce larger prunes.
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