Janet Caprile

Farm Advisor/County Director

Cooperative Extension
75 Santa Barbara Road
2nd Floor
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-4215
(925) 646-6129
jlcaprile@ucanr.edu

Website

http://cecontracosta.ucdavis.edu

Also in:
Alameda County

Specialty

Commercial fruit, nut, vine, vegetable, field, specialty crops

Education

--, UC Davis. 1986

Areas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)

• Fruit and Nut Crop
• Wine Grapes
• Walnuts
• Pome Fruits - General
• Apples
• Cherries
• Tomatoes - Processing
• Plants and Their Systems
• Plant Genetic Resources
• Integrated Pest Management Systems
• Natural Resources and Environment
• Watershed Protection and Management
• Soil, Plant, Water, Nutrient Relationships

ANR Publications

• Cherry: UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines
• Codling Moth: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape
• Integrated Pest Management for Apples and Pears, 2nd Edition
• Specialty and Minor Crops Handbook—Second Edition
• Spotted Wing Drosophila: Pest Notes for Home and Landscape

California Agriculture Article Contributions

• Mass releases of Trichogramma wasps can reduce damage from codling moth
• Analysis: Regional experiences in organic apple production differ
• In Contra Costa County study, insect damage limits yield, profits of organic apples

ANR Workgroup Associations

• Agriculture and Nature Tourism - Member
• Air Quality - Member
• Almond - Member
• Biologically Integrated Farming Systems (BIFS) - Member
• Exotic Fruit Fly - Member
• Integrated Grape Production - Member
• Pest Management in ANR - Member
• Pomology Extension Coordinating Conference (PECC) - Member
• Small Farm - Member
• Vegetable Crop Coordinating Conference (VCCC) - Member
• Walnut - Member
• Water Quality - Member

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