A blog post recap from Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) documenting a June 16, 2022 Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems (BIOS) project field day held at Unruh Farms in Princeton, CA. Attended by approximately 30 participants, the event featured demonstrations of predatory mite releases using Daniel Unruh’s custom-built mite blower, predator attractant application (soy flour, protein, sugar, wintergreen oil), beneficial insect monitoring via yellow sticky cards, and a presentation by UC ANR entomologist Amber Vinchesi-Vahl on arthropod natural enemies. Also included a live beneficial insect showcase from Rincon-Vitova Insectaries.
