Strawberries & Vegetables
Strawberries and Vegetables
Surendra Dara, the UCCE Vegetable and Strawberry Farm Advisor, works with growers to address challenges and opportunities in crop production by carrying out applied research, extending knowledge through educational meetings and publications, and by assisting with the diagnosis of crop production problems.
Strawberries and Vegetable News
Avoiding fumigant injury to strawberry plants
The combination of 1,3 dichloropropene (1,3-D)and cholorpicrin is a popular choice for fumigating strawberry fields after methyl bromide. It is very effective and convenient...
Salt injury in strawberries
Strawberry plants suffering from salt toxicity. Symptoms include brown and brittle leaf margins (above, photo by Albert Ulrich, UC) and stunted plant growth (below, photo by...
Light brown apple moth in Santa Barbara County
Light brown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana) male (above, from California Agriculture 2008, vol 62: 57-61) and female (below, photo by Jack Kelly Clark). Light brown apple...
Fruit fly and fungus gnat damage to strawberry fruits
Two species of dipteran larva (maggots) were found feeding on strawberry fruits in the Santa Maria area recently. Last year, there was a minor issue of fungus gnat larvae...
Spotted snake millipedes in zucchini
Spotted snake millipede infestation on zucchini (Photo by: Surendra Dara) Phylum: ArthropodaSubphylum: AtelocerataClass: DiplopodaOrder: JulidaFamily:...