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SMALL WHITE WORMS IN FIELDS DO NOT ATTACK CROPS

Posted on April 27, 2018August 20, 2018 by Steve Koike

Rainy weather in April resulted in pooled water and wet soil conditions that allowed for the accumulation of small white worms in some strawberry and vegetable crop fields. Some field personnel considered these wriggling creatures to be nematodes or larvae of some kind. These worms are actually a type of “segmented worm” called an oligochaete […]

BACTERIAL LEAF SPOT DISEASE REDUCING CILANTRO QUALITY

Posted on April 16, 2018August 20, 2018 by Steve Koike

Bacterial leaf spot of cilantro has gotten an early start in 2018 due to spring rains. As with all bacterial diseases of leafy green commodities, bacterial leaf spot of cilantro is completely dependent on free moisture from rain, heavy dew, or overhead sprinkler irrigation. Initial symptoms are water-soaked, angular shaped leaf spots that later become […]