To my growers: This is NOT your orchard!!
Some of the obvious bad decisions in this situation are:
No winter sanitation program; We spend a lot of money every year destroying unharvested nuts, or "mummies", this is where Navel Orangeworm larvae overwinter. By destroying the mummies we begin each season with a smaller resident population.
Inadequate Irrigation; The result is smaller, shriveled nuts that weigh less and will be hard to market.
Untimely harvest; The worm damage would be less if they had been harvested when ready two or more weeks ago.
Pre Harvest "Wind Falls" from lack of water |
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