Orchard/vineyard Entomologist | Cooperative Extension Specialist | Director of UC Organic Ag Institute | Kearney Ag. Center | Dept. Entomology, UC Riverside
Fresno, CA
Joined June 2019
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Join our growing team at the UC Organic Agriculture Institute! We're hiring for various positions. Come be a part of our mission to promote research and extension in organic agriculture. Apply now! @ucanr ucanr.edu/sites/organic/Care…
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Environmental Scholars from @Morehouse, @TuskegeeUniv & @SpelmanCollege visited @treecrops @ucanr as part of their summer research program @ESPM_Berkeley with Prof Tim Bowles @bowleslab.
We hope they return to @UofCalifornia for grad school
📸 by @KenzoEsquivel
ALT Three Black undergraduate students stand in an orchard with UC scientists at UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center.
Houston Wilson retweeted
@ucanr statewide conference tour on #wine #raisin #table #grape in Fresno. @grapetweets @ucce_joy @daane_lab @treecrops discussed @UCIPM #rootstock #mechanization #water in the SJV
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This week on the podcast, I discuss leaffooted bug lures with @treecrops. This is still a work in progress, but there are still some exciting updates! @MillironLuke
growingthevalleypodcast.com/…
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Todxs invitados a estos 2 seminarios de #agroecología que tendremos en Antumapu el 1 y 7 de diciembre 12:30 pm. Contaremos con importantes expositores de California, Colombia y Francia @altierimiguel @treecrops @isaralyon @dcsavuchile @agronomiauchile @ESPM_Berkeley @UCRiverside
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“What we’re doing in the UC #Organic Agriculture Institute could result in new practices ... that will benefit really all growers in California that are looking to reduce environmental impacts,” @treecrops @ucanr told @BrianAgNetWest
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Houston Wilson retweeted
This week on the pod, I get an update from @treecrops on the sterile insect technique work being done in Navel Orangeworm. Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts: @MillironLuke @UCIPM
growingthevalleypodcast.com/…
Houston Wilson retweeted
California #hemp growers, consultants & researchers are invited to join the Hemp Agroecology Network to share their knowledge with @treecrops, @kadiehemp, @AlfalfaGuy & guide hemp research @ucanr. More info at ucanr.edu/sites/hemp/
ALT Hemp plants in field
Houston Wilson retweeted
#blackfigfly lure comparison experiment is happening in Ventura!Thanks to @pettyranch for collaboration 🪰
#blackfigfly traps being set up in the fig orchard today. Hate that another fig season will be lost to this pest, but hopefully our friends at @UCRiverside will be able to find control methods before BFF spreads to the Central Valley.
Houston Wilson retweeted
Grapevine Redblotch Symposium was a big hit. 172 attendees in person and live-stream from all over the world and lots of great knowledge @daane_lab @treecrops @aoberholster @ucdven @ucdavisCAES @UCIPM @grapetweets
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UCCE and @UCDVEN the will host a Grapevine Red Blotch Disease Symposium 3/16, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Speakers: @kurtural @treecrops @daane_lab and @aoberholsterRed will discuss blotch disease in #grapevines.
Register here ➡️bit.ly/3hn2iHL
ALT Grapevine
Houston Wilson retweeted
Building on the ingenuity of the community that has made #CAorganic #1 in the U.S., @UC_Organic, @ucanr and @treecrops are forming the Cal Organic Ag Knowledge Network to share @UofCalifornia expertise, forge partnerships and level-up #organic: bit.ly/3qFUbvF
Houston Wilson retweeted
This week's post is on a newly introduced fig pest, Black Fig Fly (Silba adipata). It has not yet been found in the counties where most figs are grown, but please alert your county agricultural commissioner if you find it. @treecrops @IPMCorner
sjvtandv.com/blog/new-pest-o…
Houston Wilson retweeted
“Despite its potential benefits, adoption of cover crops in #almond orchards is low, because operational constraints and lack of data on benefits and tradeoffs remain significant barriers to adoption,” said @amelie_gaudin @ucdavisCAES. @treecrops @ucanr is collaborating
With a $500K @USDA_NIFA Ag Systems Research grant, UC-Davis associate professor Amélie Gaudin is leading a research team to evaluate winter cover crops in established almond orchards, to help almond production systems. plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/ne…
ALT Understories of winter cover crops show promise as a key management tool for almond orchards to reconcile both environmental and economic goals. (Photo/Steve Haring)
Houston Wilson retweeted
Great agenda for tomorrow's virtual UCCE Sacramento Valley Almond Grower Meeting! Attend to learn the latest on pests, diseases and so much more!
Agenda: sacvalleyorchards.com/event/…
Registration: ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?…
@Hwy20orchardoc @AdvisorKat @FloTrouillas @treecrops
Houston Wilson retweeted
UCIPM has a lot of pest management related information and 'how to' videos on its Youtube page. Please take advantage of it, youtube.com/user/ucipm @UCIPM @ucanr @SJVtandv @treecrops @FloTrouillas @PhoebeG_Orchard @almondboard
Houston Wilson retweeted
Organic agriculture tops $3 billion in California farm sales in new UC report. Top 10 #organic commodities may surprise you.
“This report highlights the incredible diversity and abundance of organic crops being grown," says Houston Wilson @treecrops
bit.ly/3dGSoxJ
ALT Black & white dairy cows stroll from green pasture over brown dirt path toward milking barn
ALT Red strawberries growing on plants through plastic-covered soil berms.
ALT A field of organic carrots with only the green leafy tops showing in the four rows.
Houston Wilson retweeted
#Pistachio Production Short Course starts Nov 5. Learn the latest pistachio research from @PhoebeG_Orchard, @uccefresno_nuts, @treecrops, @FloTrouillas & many other experts
ucanr.edu/sites/PistachioSho… @PistachioPower
Houston Wilson retweeted
This week's post is an update from @PhoebeG_Orchard and @treecrops on their ongoing research on insect pests in dried fig production:
sjvtandv.com/blog/update-on-…