Wilson Lab @ Kearney Ag. Center

Orchard and Vineyard IPM

Media Coverage of Wilson Lab Research

 
Carpophilus Beetle
  • "Nut orchard hygiene key to control carpophilus beetle, say UCCE, UC Integrated Pest Management experts" | Sept. 2024 | UC ANR News | Read here
  • "What Nut Growers Can Do to Combat the New Carpophilus Pest" | June 2024 | Pacific Nut Producer | Watch here
  • "New beetle targeted as emerging threat to nut crops" | May 2024 | Ag Alert | Read here
  • "Carpophilus truncatus with Houston Wilson" | Mar. 2024 | UC ANR: Growing the Valley | Listen here
  • "What Nut Growers Should Know About the Carpophilus Beetle" | Jan. 2024 | Growing Produce | Read here
  • "Carpophilus beetle discoveries emphasize importance of winter sanitation" | Jan. 2024 | AgNet West | Read here
  • "Beetle pest presents new challenge for almond and pistachio growers" | Dec. 2023 | West Coast Nut | Read here
  • "A new tree nut pest problem has emerged" | Dec. 2023 | Western Farm Press | Read here
  • "Confirmed finds of Carpophilus truncatus in almonds and pistachios" | Nov. 2023 | AgNet West | Read here
  • "California tree nut growers beware of Carpophilus truncatus" | Nov. 2023 | National Nut Grower | Read here
  • "California tree nuts under attack by new beetle" | Oct. 2023 | Western Farm Press | Read here
Sterile Insect Technique for Navel Orangeworm
  • "Sex, radiation and mummies: how farms are fighting a pesky almond moth without pesticides" | Oct. 2024 | The Los Angeles Times | Read here
  • "Where Industry is at with Sterile Insect Technique" | Jul. 2024 | MyAgLife Daily Podcast | Listen here
  • "2024 SIT for NOW Update" | Jun. 2024 | UC ANR: Growing the Valley | Listen here
  • "2022 SIT for NOW Update" | Sept. 2022 | UC ANR: Growing the Valley | Listen here
  • "SIT Trials Move Forward in Almond and Pistachio Orchards" | Feb. 2022 | West Coast Nut | Read here
  • "Tinkering with the Variables: New Research is Pushing the Next Era of Sterile Insect Technique for Navel Orangeworm" | Aug. 2021 | National Nut Grower |Read here
  • "2020 NOW SIT Update with Houston Wilson" | Feb. 2021 | UC ANR: Growing the Valley | Listen here
  • "Progress on Navel Orangeworm Sterile Insect Technique Research" | Aug. 2020 | Pacific Nut Producer | Watch here
  • "Gains Being Made in SIT NOW Research" | Feb. 2020 | West Coast Nut | Read here
  • "2019 Sterile Insect Program Update" | Dec. 2019 | UC ANR: Growing the Valley | Listen here
  • "SIT Update" | July 2019 | West Coast Nut | Read here
  • "Sterile Insect Research Going Forward" | Jan. 2019 | West Coast Nut | Read here
  • “Sterile Insect Program in Pistachios" | Jan. 2019 | UC ANR: Growing the Valley | Listen here
  • "Sterile Navel Orangeworm Project Tweaks Expected" | Jan. 2019 | AgNet West | Listen here
  • "Female Sterile NOW Moths Did Perform in Trial" | Jan. 2019 | AgNet West | Listen here
  • "NOW Sterile Moths Not Performing Well” | Dec. 2018. | AgNet West | Listen here
 
Vineyard Leafhoppers
  • "Virginia Creeper Leafhopper in Vineyards" | Jan. 2022 | Central Coast Vineyard Team | Listen here
  • "NOW Attractants for Population Monitoring in Walnut" | Mar. 2021 | West Coast Nut | Read here
  • "IPM Program Helps North Coast Growers in Fight Against Virginia Creeper Leafhopper” | Jul. 2018 | UC Delivers | Read here
  • “Research Highlights: Flowering Cover Crops Support Wild Bees and a Regional Sustainability Agenda” | July 2018 | California Agriculture | Read here
  • "Researchers Ramp Up Releases of Tiny Wasp to Improve Biological Control of the Virginia Creeper Leafhopper" | Mar. 2017 | Western Farm Press | Read here
  • "Virginia Creeper Leafhopper: Fairyfly to the Rescue" | July 2016 | Organic Wines Uncorked | Read here
  • "Organic farmers are counting on UC to control exotic Virginia creeper leafhoppers" | Feb. 2015 | UC ANR Green Blog | Read here
 
Navel Orangeworm Ecology and Management
  • "Taking Care of Your Neighborly Nuts: Orchard Sanitation, Pest Control are Neighborly Acts" | Mar. 2022 | West Coast Nut | Read here
  • "Interview with UCCE's Houston Wilson about Navel Orangeworm as a Candidate for Area-Wide IPM" | May 2021 | My Ag Life | Listen here
  • "In California, a Warming Climate Will Help a Voracious Pest - and Hurt the State's Almonds, Walnuts and Pistachios" | Feb. 2021 | Inside Climate News | Read here
  • "As Deployment Options Expand, More Growers Use Pheromones to Disrupt Navel Orangeworm" | Apr. 2020 | Ceres Imaging Blog | Read here
  • "Pistachio Acreage to Keep Increasing, Industry Leaders Say" | Mar. 2020 | West Coast Nut | Read here
  • "Navel Orangeworm Control" | Nov. 2019 | California Tree Nut Update | Listen here
  • "Navel Orangeworm Plague Might Be Growing Out Of Control" | Oct. 2019 | Growing Produce | Read here
  • “The Need for Mummy Nut Sanitation in Almonds” | Dec. 2018 | California Ag Today | Listen here
  • “Navel Orangeworm Management in Pistachios” | Aug. 2018 | UC ANR: Growing the Valley | Listen here
  • “Houston Wilson on Navel Orangeworm Management” | Jan. 2018 | California Ag Today | Watch here
 
Leaffooted Plant Bug Ecology and Management
  • "A Growing Problem" | Jan. 2023 | National Nut Grower | Read here
  • "Leaffooted Bug Lure Update with Houston Wilson" | Dec. 2022 | UC ANR: Growing the Valley | Listen here
  • "LFB Pheromone Effort Shows Promise" | June 2022 | West Coast Nut | Read here
  • " 'Cautiously Optimistic' about leaffooted bug lure and trap" | May 2022 | Pacific Nut Producer | Read here
  • "Large and Small Bug Control in Pistachio" | July 2021 | West Coast Nut | Read here
  • "Leaffooted Bugs on the Move in Pistachios" | June 2021 | West Coast Nut | Read here
  • "Trap Crops in Pistachio" | Dec. 2020 | West Coast Nut | Read here
  • "Science Based Approach to Plant Bug Control | July 2020 | West Coast Nut | Read here
  • "LFB in Control for Almonds and Pistachios" | Sept. 2019 | West Coast Nut | Read here
 
UC Organic Agriculture Institute
  • "Report outlines top concerns in California organic agriculture" | Jun. 2024 | UC ANR News | Read here
  • "UC ANR shares insights, promotes partnerships at EcoFarm Conference" | Jan. 2024 | UC ANR Employee News | Read here
  • "How organic farmers solve challenges - don't give up" | Dec. 2023 | Western Farm Press | Read here
  • "CCOF 50th Anniversary Video" | Nov. 2023 | California Certified Organic Farmers | Watch here
  • "Partnership Across UC Campuses Will Prepare the Next Generation of Leaders in Organic Agriculture" | Sept. 2022 | UC Santa Cruz - News Center | Read here
  • "Industry Needs Will Guide UC Organic Agriculture Institute Efforts" | Sept. 2022 | AgNet West | Read here
  • "Organic Farmers to Get Technical Assistance from CDFA and UC ANR" | July 2022 | UC ANR Food Blog | Read here
  • "CDFA Partners with UC ANR for Organic Agriculture Technical Assistance" | July 2022 | CDFA News | Read here
  • "Survey Ranks Needs of Organic Farmers" | June 2022 | CA Farm Bureau 'Ag Alert' | Read here
  • "Organic Farming Research Foundation Releases Latest California Organic Research Agenda" | May 2022 | Organic Farming Research Foundation | Read here
  • "Organic Ag Institute begins forming knowledge network, assessing needs" | Nov. 2021 | UC ANR News | Read here
  • "Organic almonds net higher price, but transition is risky" | Sept. 2021 | CA Farm Bureau 'Ag Alert'  | Read here
  • "UC Organic Agriculture Institute Develops Programs" | Mar. 2021 | CA Farm Bureau 'Ag Alert'  | Read here (online link here)
  • "In Their Words: UC Organic Agriculture Institute's Houston Wilson" | Feb. 2021 | Organic Produce Network | Read here
  • "UC's Houston Wilson Leads New Organic Agriculture Institute | Nov. 2020 | Organic Farmer Magazine | Read here
  • "UC's Houston Wilson Leads New Organic Agriculture Institute" | Oct. 2020 | My Ag Life Podcast | Listen here
  • "California Organic Institute Begins to Take Shape" | Oct. 2020 | AgNet West Radio | Read/listen here
  • "Organic Agriculture Tops $3 Billion in California Farm Gate Sales" | Oct. 2020 | UC ANR News | Read here
  • "Interview with UC Organic Agriculture Institute Director Houston Wilson" | Aug. 2020 | Down on the Farm 88.1 FM KFCF | Listen here
  • "New UC research lab focuses on organic crops" | June 2020 | Western Farm Press | Read here
  • "Houston Wilson Named Presidential Director for the Clif Bar Endowed Organic Agriculture Institute" | May 2020 | UC ANR News | Read here
 
Black Fig Fly
  • "Black Fig Flies - Flying Under the Radar" | Dec. 2022 | Fruit Gardener - California Rare Fruit Growers | Read here
  • "Black Fig Fly" | July 2022 | My Ag Life Daily News Report | Listen here
  • "New Black Fig Fly" | May 2022 | My Ag Life Daily News Report | Listen here
  • "Responding to Black Fig Fly in California" | Oct. 2021 | AgNet West Radio | Read here
  • "Invasive Insect Which Destroys Figs Discovered on Central, South Coasts" | Sept. 2021 | KCLU | Listen here
Grapevine Red Blotch Virus
  • "Researchers Continue Grapevine Red Blotch Vector Search" | Aug. 2020 | UC ANR Foothills Fodder | Read here
  • "$163 Billion Grape Industry at Risk Due to Spread of Grapevine Red Blotch Virus" | Feb. 2020 | UC Davis: Daily Aggie | Read here
 
Grazing and/or Cover Crops in Tree Nut Orchards
  • "Sheep gone nuts! Research looks at the effectiveness of sheep grazing in managing pistachio mummies on orchard floors" | Jul. 2024 | West Coast Nut | Read here
  • "USDA Awards $2 Million to Study Livestock Grazing in Organic Orchards" | Oct. 2023 | Morning Ag Clips | Read here
  • "Kearney Hosts Tour for Fertilizer Research Conference Attendees" | Nov. 2022 | UC ANR Employee News | Read here
  • "Winter Sanitation - Can Cover Crops Play a Role?" | Nov./Dec. 2019 | Almond Board of California - How We Grow | Read here
  • "Cover Cropping in Almonds - Exploring Benefits and Tradeoffs | Oct. 2019 | West Coast Nut | Read here
 
Integrated Pest Management
  • "California Pesticide Regulators Set a New Course to Reduce Toxic Chemicals" | Feb. 2023 | Wine Business Monthly | Read here
  • "The Evolution of Orchard Pesticides" | Aug. 2020 | West Coast Nut | Read here
 
Cannabis IPM
  • "California comedown: how illicit cannabis farms have left a wilderness where 'you're lucky to see a lizard' " | May 2024 | The Guardian | Read here
  • "Cannabis has a shocking environmental cost - here's how to fix it" | Oct. 2023 | New Scientist | Read here
  • "Seeking a Better Understanding Regarding Cannabis Production" | Oct. 2019 | California Ag Today | Read here
  • "UCCE Survey Results on Cannabis Cultivation" | Sept. 2019 | UC ANR News | Read here
 
Kearney Ag. Center
  • "HBCU-Berkeley Environmental Scholars visit KARE" | July 2024 | UC ANR Employee News | Read here
  • " It's okay to be different' - Lewis advises black environmental scholars" | July 2023 | UC ANR Employee News | Read here