Oriental fruit flies have been found in Sacramento, forcing a quarantine. (Photo courtesy CDFA) Restrictions will keep gardeners from sharing produce The battle against OFF is on. Much of the city of Sacramento will...
The Asian citrus psyllid is only an eighth-inch long, but it can carry a devastating disease. (Photo: Courtesy CDFA) Finding of first Asian citrus psyllid in Sacramento cause for alarm How bad can one...
These notices have gone up in Sacramento community gardens. (Photo: Debbie Arrington) Oriental fruit fly quarantine still in effect in Sacramento Oriental fruit flies attack at least 125 crops. (Photo: CFDA) This winter, keep...
Keep harvesting those tomatoes. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Gardening’s ‘shoulder season’ offers late summer harvest, fall planting opportunities Mid-September is gardening’s version of a “shoulder season,” the travel industry’s term for the period right before...
Here’s the plan to eradicate this pest from Sacramento It could be worse. Compared to other bad pests, the Oriental fruit fly (OFF) takes less time to eradicate, due to its short life cycle....