NOW larvae

NOW Larvae

Navel Orangeworm are experts at exploiting our waste and inefficiencies.

Late Instar NOW Larva in a Pistachio Mummy

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NOW Larvae in Almond Mummies

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Almond mummies in the tree absorb morning

dew and rain. In some years, mummies remain

wet enough to keep many NOW larvae alive

in the hull to adulthood.

Pistachio Mummies

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Pistachio mummies on the ground provide

an ideal development site for NOW larvae and

are especially attractive when intermittently

made wet by drip irrigation.