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A note from Kern County Entomology Advisor David Haviland, We are forewarned. The hills are drying up and after this rain, there could be a tide of False Chinch Bugs coming out of the hills.

Meeting Announcement. The release of Luna UCR (BL516') Eurosemillas (Green Motion) has organized an in-person meeting to announce the release of the B Hass-like variety Luna UCR (BL516) for Tuesday, June 20 from 9:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m.

As part of DPR's goal to accelerate the transition to safer, more sustainable pest management and fulfill its mission to foster reduced-risk pest management, DPR has funded a project with Wild Farm Alliance (WFA) to provide educational resources for farmers to encourage the use of beneficial birds f...

*Results from March 2023 ISHB Monitors Training* Invasive shothole borers (ISHB) are wood boring beetles that attack many native and non-native trees in Southern California. These beetles bore tunnels into trunks and branches where they grow a fungus they use as food.

Gophers, Ground Squirrels, Rabbits and Voles are going to love irrigated orchards when the hillsides start drying up by UC ANR Staff Writer Burrowing rodents can cause extensive and expensive damage to orchards and crop fields.