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Pests & Diseases
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| Issues | Articles | Type | Date Added |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Bugs vs Bad Bugs | By Tami Reece UCCE | 8/11/18 | |
| Flying ants VS Termites | by Andrea Peck, UCCE Master Gardener | 10/9/17 | |
| What are the silky spots on the back side of my avocado leaves? | by Polly Nelson, UCCE Master Gardener | 10/9/17 | |
| Tick and Lyme disease | by Linda Lewis Griffith, UCCE Master Gardener | 3/19/17 | |
| Brown Rot on Citrus | by Andrea Peck UCCE Master Gardeners | 2/5/17 | |
| Shrubs that deer can resist | By Lee Oliphant, UC Master Gardener | 1/18/17 | |
| Dormant Spray Applications | by Leonard Cicerello,UCCE Master Gardener | DOC | 1/18/17 |
| Walking Sticks | by Andrea Peck, UCCE Master Gardener | 1/6/17 | |
| Red Bug | by Andrea Peck UCCE Master Gardener | 12/6/16 | |
| Asian Citrus Psyllid | by Leonard Cicerello UCCE Master Gardener | 11/30/16 | |
| Loopers | by Leslie E. Stevens, UCCE Master Gardener | 11/30/16 | |
| Wooly Whitefly | by Andrea Peck UCCE Master Gardener | 11/30/16 | |
| Combating the Bagrada Bug | By Jutta Thornier UCCE Master Gardener | 11/30/16 | |
| What is turning my rose leaves into skeletons? | By Leslie Stevens UCCE MASTER Gardener | 11/30/16 | |
| Why are my Cypress dying in my front yard? | By Leonard Cicerello UCCE Master Gardener | 11/30/16 | |
| Bordered Plant Bug | by Andrea Peck, UCCE Master Gardener | 6/20/16 | |
| Walking Sticks | By Lee Oliphant, UCCE Master Gardener | 6/7/16 | |
| Yellowing Citrus Leaves | by Leslie Stevers, UCCE Master Gardener | 5/21/16 | |
| Gophers and Moles | by Lee Oliphant, UCCE Master Gardener | 3/13/16 | |
| Surviving the California Oakworm | by Kim McCue, Master Gardener | 3/14/15 | |
| How to keep a vegetable garden safe | by Tami Reece, Master Gardener | 12/13/14 | |
| Prevention of spring insects begins in the winter | by Jutta Thoerner, Master Gardener | 12/8/14 | |
| Bagrada anyone? | by Andrea Peck | DOC | 10/4/14 |
| What is that caterpillar on my oak tree? | By Tami Reece, UCCE Master Gardener | DOC | 8/5/14 |
| Cause of scorpions in homes | by Kim McCue, UCCE Master Gardener | DOC | 8/5/14 |
| I heard a bug killing citrus trees was found in Tulare County. Is that true? | by Tami Reece, Master Gardener | DOC | 10/16/13 |
| Deer are eating my bushes and I have gophers in my vegetable garden. What do I do? | Tami Reece, Master Gardener | DOC | 7/3/13 |
| Oak Moth | by Andrea Peck, Master Gardener | 5/9/13 | |
| Snails and Slugs | by Kim McCue, Master Gardener | DOC | 4/11/13 |
| Aphids | by Lee Oliphant, Master Gardener | DOC | 4/9/13 |
| Asian Citrus Psyllid | By Andrea Peck | 3/6/13 | |
| Selecting the "Least-Toxic" Pesticide | Amy Breschini | 3/16/12 | |
| Codling Moths in Apples | By Ann Dozier, April 2011 | 3/16/12 | |
| Houseplants with Yellow Leaves | By Ann Dozier | 1/27/12 | |
| Myoporum Thrips 2010 | By George Frisch | 1/26/12 | |
| Indian Walking Stick | Author Andrea Peck, Master Gardener | 1/25/12 | |
| Pesticide Free Gardening | UC Master Gardener News | 1/11/10 | |
| Copper Sprays - March '06 | By Mary Giambalvo , Master Gardener | HTM | 3/3/09 |
| Ant Invasions | By Mary Giambalvo, Master Gardener | MHT | 12/19/07 |
| Powdery Mildew in Grapes | by Franklin Laemmlen | HTM | 11/14/08 |
| Pine Pitch Canker | By Frank Laemmlen | HTM | 10/31/08 |
| Juniper Branch Death | by Franklin Laemmlen, Ph.D. | HTM | 9/10/08 |
| Giant Whitefly | By UC Extension Master Gardeners | MHT | 9/3/08 |
| Light Brown Apple Moth | by Ann Dozier Master Gardener | MHT | 10/20/08 |
| Indian Walking Sticks are Local Pests | By Mary Giambalvo, Master Gardener | DOC | 7/15/08 |
| Apple Codling Moth Not to be Coddled | By Mary Giambalvo, Master Gardener | HTM | 4/22/08 |
| Botrytis | By Sandy Woods, Master Gardener | HTM | 11/11/10 |
| Coast Live Oak Dripping a Clear Liquid | By Jiordana Stark, Master Gardener | HTM | 11/11/10 |
| Dodders are Parasitic | By Jiordana Stark, Master Gardener | HTM | 11/11/10 |
| Earwig Control | By Mary Bernard, Master Gardener | HTM | 11/11/10 |
| Garden Chemical Safety | By Suzzanna Walsh, Master Gardener | HTM | 11/11/10 |
| Gopher Control | By Dale Norrington, Master Gardener | HTM | 11/11/10 |
| Gopher Wars | By Mary Giambalvo, Master Gardener | HTM | 11/11/10 |
| Ground Squirrels | By Jiordana Stark, Master Gardener | HTM | 11/11/10 |
| Identifying and Managing Pesky Caterpillars in the Garden | By Mary Bernard, Master Gardener | HTM | 11/11/10 |
| Integrated Pest Management for Home Gardeners | By Mary Bernard, Master Gardener | HTM | 11/11/10 |
| Iron Chlorosis | By Dale Norrington, Master Gardener | HTM | 11/11/10 |
| Managing Common Rose Diseases | By Mary Bernard, Master Gardener | HTM | 11/11/10 |
| Moles Underfoot | By Mary Giambalvo, Master Gardener | HTM | 5/9/08 |
| Oak Galls | By Mike Stiles, Master Gardener | HTM | 11/11/10 |
| Oak Root Fungus | By Mary Bernard, Master Gardener | HTM | 11/11/10 |
| Pesticides and Honeybees | By Sandy Woods, Master Gardener | HTM | 7/22/09 |
| Pesticides in the Home Garden | By Lee Oliphant, Ed.D., Master Gardener | HTM | 11/11/10 |
| Plants Deer Don’t Like! | Master Gardener | HTM | 11/11/10 |
| Prevention of Plant Diseases | By Mary Bernard, Master Gardener | HTM | 11/11/10 |
| Protecting Your Garden from Browsing Deer | By Mary Bernard, Master Gardener | HTM | 11/11/10 |
| Sooty Mold | By Mary Giambalvo, Master Gardener | HTM | 11/11/10 |
| Sudden Oak Death Disease | By Jiordana Stark, Master Gardener | HTM | 11/11/10 |
| Spiders | By Mary Bernard, Master Gardener | HTM | 3/3/08 |
| Tomato Pests Can Easily Be Controlled | By Dale Norrington, Master Gardener | HTM | 11/11/10 |