Open AccessShredding "mummy" walnuts is key to destroying navel orangeworm in winter
Author(s) -
G. Steven Sibbett,
R. A. Van Steenwyk
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
california agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.472
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2160-8091
pISSN - 0008-0845
DOI - 10.3733/ca.v047n05p26
Subject(s) - navel , key (lock) , horticulture , biology , toxicology , ecology , anatomy
Winter orchard sanitation is a major component of navel orangeworm (NOW) control in walnuts. “Mummy” nuts remaining in the trees shelter overwintering NOW. Once nuts are removed from the trees, shredding to destroy the protective shell ensures maximum NOW mortality.
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