UC Nursery and Floriculture Alliance
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UC Nursery and Floriculture Alliance

Best Management Practices

Monitor high risk plants on borders and be aware of nearby nursery pest status

Description

Be aware of contaminants and disease or pest outbreaks in neighboring nurseries.  Monitor plants outside the nursery to anticipate infection/infestations.  Border plants can harbor a myriad of pests and diseases which can spread to stock (61).

Applicable Pests
  • Light brown apple moth (LBAM)
  • European grapevine moth (EGVM)
  • Brown marmorated stinkbug (BMSB)
  • Bagrada bug (BB)
  • Glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS)
  • Asian citrus psyllid (ACP)
  • Diaprepes root weevil (DRW)
  • Red palm weevil (RPW)
  • Red imported fire ant (RIFA)
  • Phytophthora ramorum (P.r)
  • European brown garden snail (EBGS)
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