| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Educate the urban public on the olive fruit fly issue and the significant impact this pest
can have on the local economy and well-being of the community; develop outreach and
educational materials targeted at homeowners, gardeners, and landscapers |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Provide training to growers, PCAs, and applicators on proper
application of spinosad (GF-120 Naturalyte® fruit fly bait) sprays |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Educate growers on need for good coverage and timing for oil
applications |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Update growers on current issues such as harvest maturity
effects on oil quality |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Insects |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Provide training on the value of orchard sanitation for pest
management |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Educate growers on proper timing of copper applications |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Educate growers on the importance of proper timing of postharvest
copper applications to improve efficacy |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Educate growers on proper timing of copper applications |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Weeds |
|
|
Educate registrants on the need for new herbicides for olives |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Weeds |
|
|
Educate growers on the horticultural benefits of good irrigation
management |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Weeds |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Educate registrants on the need for new herbicides in olives |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Wildlife |
|
|
Evaluate new control techniques for squirrels |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Educate growers, PCAs, and applicators on proper use of pesticides, application
methods, and timing |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
Insects |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Bring growers, applicators, and PCAs up to date on the proper
use of spinosad |
| Extension/Outreach |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Continue education on olive fruit fly biology and management of all olive pests |
| Extension/Outreach |
3 |
Insects |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Educate PCAs on monitoring and treatment of olive fruit fly |
| Extension/Outreach |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Educate growers on the proper handling of olive fruit fly infested fruit |
| Extension/Outreach |
4 |
Insects |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Provide timely updates for growers on current status of pest
problems in orchards |
| Extension/Outreach |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Inform the public and the regulatory community on labor issues (e.g., labor and imports)
which present significant and unfair trade disadvantages for producers of California olive
products |
| Extension/Outreach |
5 |
Insects |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Recommend planting of non-fruit-bearing olive trees in urban
areas |
| Extension/Outreach |
6 |
Insects |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Educate homeowners about olive fruit flies and the relationship
between trees in the urban landscape and the potential impact
on commercial plantings |
| Extension/Outreach |
7 |
Insects |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Provide information on plant growth regulators (PGRs) for
homeowners to use to prevent fruit set (to remove refugia for
olive fruit flies |
| Regulatory |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Obtain a full registration for spinosad GF-120 Naturalyte® and an attract-and-kill device |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Register imidacloprid (IR-4 |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Obtain full Section 3 registration of attract-and-kill traps and
eliminate timing restrictions |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Insects |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Create abatement districts throughout the state for area-wide
pest management and eradication efforts |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Expedite registration of alternative fumigants |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Expedite registration of alternative fumigants |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Expedite registration of new fumigants for control of soil-borne
diseases |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Weeds |
|
|
Register alternative pre-emergence herbicides (through IR-4) |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Weeds |
|
|
Register alternative pre-emergence herbicides (through IR-4) |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Weeds |
|
|
Register alternative pre-emergence herbicides (through IR-4) |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Weeds |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Register alternative pre-emergence herbicides (through IR-4) |
| Regulatory |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Obtain an organic approval for spinosad GF-120 Naturalyte® and an attract-and-kill
device |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Insects |
|
|
Obtain full Section 3 registration of spinosad (GF-120
Naturalyte®) |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Insects |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Continue state-wide monitoring program and cooperation with
researches |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Weeds |
|
|
Remove label restriction on Goal® to allow use year-round |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Weeds |
|
|
Remove label restriction on Goal® to allow use throughout the
year |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Weeds |
|
|
Remove label restriction on Goal® to allow its use year-round |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Weeds |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Remove label restriction on Goal® to allow use year-round |
| Regulatory |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Expedite the registration of additional insecticides for olive fruit fly control |
| Regulatory |
3 |
Insects |
|
|
Obtain approval of spinosad (GF-120 Naturalyte®) bait spray for
use in organic production |
| Regulatory |
3 |
Insects |
|
|
Develop guidelines for disposal of olive fly infested fruit |
| Regulatory |
3 |
Insects |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Maintain Supracide® and Sevin® registrations for control of
scales and other insect pests |
| Regulatory |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Establish abatement districts to manage ornamental sources of olive fruit flies |
| Regulatory |
4 |
Insects |
|
|
Obtain approval of attract-and-kill devices for organic production |
| Regulatory |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Register alternatives for organophosphate and carbamate insecticides used for control
of scale and glassy-winged sharpshooter |
| Regulatory |
5 |
Insects |
|
|
Develop guidelines for disposal of attract-and-kill device
cardboard |
| Regulatory |
6 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Register alternatives for organophosphate and carbamate insecticides used for control
of scale and glassy-winged sharpshooter |
| Research |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Study olive fruit fly biology and develop effective pest management techniques |
| Research |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Determine level of Xylella disease transmitted by glassywinged
sharpshooters |
| Research |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Evaluate alternatives to Sevin® (carbaryl), possibly neonicotinoids |
| Research |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Determine how and if kaolin clay residues will affect processors |
| Research |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Reduce worker compensation costs |
| Research |
1 |
Insects |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Evaluate the relationship between Xyllela disease incidence
and glassy-winged sharpshooter feeding |
| Research |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Evaluate new alternate fumigants for replant situations |
| Research |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Evaluate alternate fumigants for replant situations |
| Research |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Evaluate alternate fumigants for replant situations |
| Research |
1 |
Weeds |
|
|
Develop non-chemical weed control methods |
| Research |
1 |
Weeds |
|
|
Develop non-chemical weed control methods |
| Research |
1 |
Weeds |
|
|
Develop non-chemical weed control methods |
| Research |
1 |
Weeds |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Develop non-chemical weed control methods |
| Research |
1 |
Wildlife |
|
|
Evaluate new control measures for squirrels |
| Research |
1 |
Wildlife |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Evaluate new control measures for squirrels |
| Research |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Determine the relationship between olive tree phenology and olive fruit fly biology and
management |
| Research |
2 |
Insects |
|
|
Evaluate efficacy of Surround® (kaolin clay) as an insect
management tool |
| Research |
2 |
Insects |
|
|
Evaluate neonicotinoid alternatives for control of olive fruit fly |
| Research |
2 |
Insects |
|
|
Register an alternative post-harvest cover spray material for
scales and olive fly |
| Research |
2 |
Insects |
|
|
Determine varietal susceptibility to olive fruit fly |
| Research |
2 |
Insects |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Develop effective orchard floor management tactics for olive
fruit fly management |
| Research |
2 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Evaluate alternate chemical/non chemical controls for disease
management |
| Research |
2 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Evaluate alternate chemical and non-chemical controls for
disease management |
| Research |
2 |
Pathogens |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Evaluate alternate chemical/non-chemical controls for disease
management (especially Verticillium and olive knot |
| Research |
2 |
Weeds |
|
|
Evaluate new and established chemistry to expand herbicide
availability for olives |
| Research |
2 |
Weeds |
|
|
Evaluate new and established chemistries to expand herbicide
availability for olives |
| Research |
2 |
Weeds |
|
|
Evaluate new and established chemistries to expand herbicide
availability for olives |
| Research |
2 |
Weeds |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Evaluate new and established chemistries to expand herbicide
availability for olives, especially for flaxleaf fleabane |
| Research |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Evaluate currently registered insecticides for olive fruit fly efficacy |
| Research |
3 |
Insects |
|
|
Continue statewide monitoring programs to learn more about
the population biology of olive fruit fly |
| Research |
3 |
Insects |
|
|
Improve application technology for spinosad (GF-120 Naturalyte |
| Research |
3 |
Insects |
|
|
Develop economic thresholds for olive fruit fly |
| Research |
3 |
Insects |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Develop biological control for olive fruit fly |
| Research |
3 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Determine proper timing of copper applications and how
residues on fruit can be reduced or eliminated (especially for oil
cultivars) |
| Research |
3 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Determine proper timing of copper applications and how
residues on fruit can be reduced or eliminated (especially for oil
cultivars) |
| Research |
3 |
Pathogens |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Determine proper timing of copper and how residues on fruit
can be reduced or eliminated (especially for oil cultivars) |
| Research |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Evaluate activity of neonicotinoid insecticides against olive fruit fly and scales |
| Research |
4 |
Insects |
|
|
Determine when olive fruit is most susceptible to olive fruit flies |
| Research |
4 |
Insects |
|
|
Evaluate various trap designs for olive fruit fly monitoring |
| Research |
4 |
Insects |
|
|
Continue state-wide monitoring of olive fly populations |
| Research |
4 |
Insects |
|
|
Develop effective post-harvest control of scales |
| Research |
4 |
Insects |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Continue evaluation of attract-and-kill traps for olive fruit fly |
| Research |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop reliable monitoring techniques and economic thresholds for the olive fruit fly |
| Research |
5 |
Insects |
|
|
Evaluate impact of post-harvest cover sprays on olive fly
populations |
| Research |
5 |
Insects |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Determine the over-wintering biology of the olive fruit fly
throughout the state |
| Research |
5 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Evaluate rotenone plus pyrethrum for olive fruit fly (used in
Europe, not registered in CA) |
| Research |
6 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Evaluate effectiveness of mass olive fruit fly trapping techniques in oil production
regions |
| Research |
6 |
Insects |
|
|
Evaluate effect of olive fruit fly damage on oil quality |
| Research |
6 |
Insects |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Evaluate the role of sanitation in the trees as an olive fruit fly
management tool (e.g., removal and disposal of infested fruit) |
| Research |
7 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop methods to properly handle olive fruit fly infested fruit |
| Research |
7 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Remove timing restrictions on Goal® herbicide use |
| Research |
7 |
Insects |
|
|
Determine best way to dispose of infested fruit |
| Research |
7 |
Insects |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Determine what the ornamental urban contribution is to olive
fruit fly populations in agricultural areas |
| Research |
8 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Evaluate the impact of glassy-winged sharpshooters and Xyllela on olives |
| Research |
8 |
Insects |
|
|
Determine the impact of mechanical harvesting on fruit damage |
| Research |
8 |
Insects |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Evaluate new trap types (e.g., bottle trap) for control of olive
fruit fly |
| Research |
9 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Evaluate alternatives to organophosphate and carbamate insecticides for control of
scale insects and glassy-winged sharpshooter |
| Research |
9 |
Insects |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Evaluate chemical control measures for olive fruit fly control |
| Research |
10 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Evaluate pre-emergence herbicides for weed control (especially flax leaf fleabane) |
| Research |
10 |
Insects |
|
Stem Elongation To Full Branching |
Evaluate the residual control of spinosad for olive fruit fly |
| Research |
11 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Determine optimal timing for copper applications to minimize residues in oil crops |