Almond Facts, May-June 2021

i According to researchers, “The economic analyses showed that increases in crop returns exceeded the costs of implementing mating disruption systems with the break-even point ranging from 0.86 to 1.06% of kernel damage.” Read the entire study, published in the Journal of Economic Entomology, at https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaa297. ii View the full study at https://academic.oup.com/jee/article-abstract/114/1/238/6063470 iii View the full study at https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/2/188 iv ©The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com . Published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model ( https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model ) v Learn more about Stenderup’s experience with mating disruption in Episode 2 of the Almond Journey Podcast: https://www.almonds.com/almond- industry/industry-news/episode-2-kent-stenderup-navel-orangeworm-mating-disruption End Rows 4 3 M A Y – J U N E 2 0 2 1