Leaffooted Plant Bug & Stink Bugs Part I: Phenology And Monitoring (2025) Growing The Valley podcast

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Leaffooted Plant Bug & Stink Bugs Part I: Phenology and Monitoring (2025)

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Three PhD entomologists with UC Cooperative Extension: Sudan Gyawaly, Jhalendra Rijal, and Houston Wilson discuss the phenology and monitoring of the leaffooted and stink bug pest complexes in California nut crops. Including an exciting update from Houston Wilson (UC Riverside) on the trap and lure for leaffooted bug. Stay tuned for part two where the expert panel discusses the integrated management of these pests.

More information on controlling plant bugs in almonds and pistachios can be found on the UCIPM website; there are separate pages for stink bugs and leaffooted bugs, and in pistachio, small bugs.

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