White Peach Scale | Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni)

California Pest Rating for Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni): White Peach Scale Hemiptera: Diaspididae Pest Rating: A PEST RATING PROFILE Initiating Event: Pseudaulacaspis pentagona is frequently intercepted by CDFA.  A pest rating proposal is required to justify its pest rating. History & Status: Background:  Pseudaulacaspis pentagona is a highly polyphagous armored scale insect.  It is considered an … Continue reading White Peach Scale | Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni)

Ganoderma adspersum (Schulzer) Donk

 California Pest Rating for Ganoderma adspersum (Schulzer) Donk Pest Rating: B PEST RATING PROFILE Initiating Event: On January 25, 2017, Dr. David Rizzo, Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, notified CDFA of his detection of Ganoderma adspersum in almond orchards in the San Joaquin Valley, during surveys which initiated during fall 2015, … Continue reading Ganoderma adspersum (Schulzer) Donk