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Research Programs and Projects at this Location

ARS research is organized into National Programs. Within each National Program are research projects. Listed below are  the National Programs and research projects currently conducted at this location.

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Crop Protection & Quarantine (NP #304)
Improved Systems-based Approaches that Maintain Commodity Quality and Control of Arthropod Pests Important to U.S. Agricultural Production, Trade and Quarantine
(In-House Appropriated)
Control Strategies for Rhagoletis Mendax
(Cooperative Agreement)
Development and Evaluation of Attractants for Anastrepha Fruit Flies
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Ethyl Formate as a Methyl Bromide Alternative for the California Walnut Industry
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Phosphine - Cold Combination Treatments for Tephritid Control
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Evaluation of Ethyl Formate Fumigation for Decay and Insect Control
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Evaluation of ethyl formate fumigation for decay and insect control
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Modifications in Rearing and Transport of Novel Orangeworm for Improved Effectiveness of SIT
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Developing the Use of X-ray and eBeam as Safe Alternatives for Sterile Insect Technique to Control Key Lepidoptera Pests in Orchards
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Improved Monitoring of Walnut Husk Fly through a New Pheromone Lure
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Improving integrated pest management practices of major hemipteran pests in almond orchards
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Integrating Artificial Intelligence & Computer Learning into the SolaRid Monitoring Device to Create a Comprehensive Decision-Making Support System
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Postharvest Treatment Development for California Walnuts
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Postharvest Treatments for Insect Control in California Pomegranates
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Sterile Navel Orangeworm Technology and Development of an Area-wide IPM Program
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Improved Control of Navel Orangeworm: Focus on Adjuvants and Application
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
Improving Effectiveness and Sustainability of Gill’s Mealybug Management Program in Pistachio
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
Influence of Pistachio Hull Degradation and Shell Split on NOW Egg Deposition and Infestation
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
Maui Lime Market Access to the Continental United States
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
Novel Postharvest Treatments Using Propylene Oxide
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
Optimizing Phosphine for the Future
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
Postharvest Treatment of Brown Marmorated Stinkbug
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
Postharvest Treatments to Eliminate Invasive Pests of Concern to the California Table Grape Industry
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
Prediction of Navel Orangeworm (NOW) Damage Independent of Mating Disruption
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
Preserving Sulfuryl Fluoride for Dried Fruit Exports to the European Union
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
Preserving Sulfuryl Fluoride for Dried Fruit Exports to the European Union
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
Producing Sterile Navel Orangeworm on Demand for Improvement of Pest Management
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
Producing Sterile Navel Orangeworm on Demand for Improvement of Pest Management (Dr. Raman Bansal)
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
The Detection and Quantification of Residual Sulfuryl Fluoride and Fluoride Ion Resulting From Sulfuryl Fluoride Fumigation
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
Product Quality and New Uses (NP #306)
New Approaches to Enhance Fresh Fruit Quality and Control Postharvest Diseases
(In-House Appropriated)
Avocado Extra Virgin Oil: Expanding Alternative Market Opportunities for California Avocado Growers
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
New Approaches to Extend the Storage and Shelf-Life of Table Grapes
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)