- Author: Cheryl A. Wilen
- Editor: Tammy Majcherek
The state law is clear. The City of Irvine's Integrated Pest Management (IPM) policy does not affect the use of pesticides on a private property, including home owners associations (HOA). Only properties managed by the City a covered by this policy. Some HOAs have voluntarily agreed to follow the same IPM plan as the City and some have even taken it a step further by stipulating that the HOA will not use any synthetic pesticides (including herbicides) or fertilizer on HOA managed property.
All pesticides, even those advertised as being organic, are toxic at a high enough concentration and exposure. Before using a pesticide, check to see if there is another way you can control the problem. For weeds, consider using a trimmer for edging, overseeding a lawn, hand-pulling, and using mulch in landscape beds. For insects and plant diseases, trimming off stems, washing off plants, changing the e method and amount of irrigation can reduce the impact of those problems.
For help in managing pests in and around your home, see the UC IPM web site about home and garden pests or contact the UCCE Master Gardeners Orange County .
- Author: Tammy Majcherek
Bzzz Bzzz Bzzz Bzzz - What's that? It's National Honey Bee Day this Saturday. Learn more with the following article by Stephanie Parreira:
—Stephanie Parreira, UC Statewide IPM Program
National Honey Bee Day is celebrated on the third Saturday of every August. This year it falls on Saturday the 19th. If you use integrated pest management, or IPM, you are probably aware that it can solve pest problems and reduce the use of pesticides that harm beneficial insects, including honey bees. But did you know that it is also used to manage pests that live inside honey bee colonies? In this timely podcast below, Dr. Elina Niño, UCCE apiculture extension specialist, discusses the most serious pests of honey bees, how beekeepers manage them to keep their colonies alive, and what you can do to help bees survive these challenges.
https://soundcloud.com/ucipm/help-honey-bees-cope-with-pests
To read the full transcript of the audio, click here.
Successful IPM in honey bee colonies involves understanding honey bee pest biology, regularly monitoring for pests, and using a combination of different methods to control their damage. Visit these resources for more information:
For Beekeepers:
The California Master Beekeeper Program
For All Bee Lovers:
Haagen Dazs Honey Bee Haven plant list
UC IPM Bee Precaution Pesticide Ratings and video tutorial
Sources for the Value of Honey Bees:
- Author: Tammy Majcherek
Don't Wait! Sign up now for the 'Watershed Wise Professional Landscape Training'.
Date: 08/16/2017 - 08/17/2017
Time: 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location:
Norman P. Murray Center
24932 Veterans Way
Mission Viejo, CA
The workshop involves both classroom and field work, dress comfortably for both. Bring a hat, closed toed shoes, gloves, a reusable water bottle, sun screen, calculator, note pad and pens/pencils. Plan on carpooling where possible.
In order to earn the EPA's WaterSense approval, you will need to successfully complete the two days of coursework, complete the irrigation audit conducted in class, pass the exam and complete a site evaluation.
Earn professional certification while learning how to:
Conduct a Landscape Water Audit and Site Evaluation
Design Projects within Water Budgets using Plant Factors
Use Soil Food Web Principles to Remove Lawn without chemicals and Build Living Soil
Size and Site a Rain Garden that holds on to First Flush
Calculate Irrigation Run Times and Precipitation Rates to Eliminate Dry-weather Runoff
Select Highly Efficient New Techniques and Technologies
Cost: $104 per person. Space is limited.
Breakfast, lunch and snacks provided for both days.
Register at http://greengardensgroup.com/watershed-wise-landscape-professional-certification-south-orange-county/
- Author: Tammy Majcherek
Introduction to Image Processing and GIS for Natural Resources
UC South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Boulevard, Irvine, CA 92618
Thursday, September 14th, 2017, from 11:00am to 4:00pm
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Click Here to Register
Goal: Provide overview of geospatial technologies for monitoring and mapping natural resources, with hands on experience using on practical examples.
Workshop Content: This workshop has been designed for participants interested in environmental sciences with little to no experienceinGIS. An introductory presentation will get you up to speed on the types ofanalysisGIS may be used for, as well as the basic characteristics of spatial data. After this brief lecture you will follow an interactive exercise that will introduce you to data processing with Pix4DmapperandArcGIS software applications, using drone imagery to analyze and map environmental features of interest in woodland areas.
For information regarding the accompanying Drone Technologies for Natural Resources workshop on September 13th please Click Here.
This course content is the result of a collaborative effort between UC ANR IGIS Statewide Program, http://igis.ucanr.edu, and the UC Berkeley, Geospatial Innovation Facility (GIF), http://gif.berkeley.edu/
Audience: Public and private resource professionals as well as UC Cooperative Extension Advisors and Specialists.
Requirement: Participants must bring a laptop computer with a recent version of either ArcGIS installed on it.
ArcGIS can be obtained for UC ANR and UC AES work computers free of charge at Click Here
Please download the ArcGIS software and request a user license several days in advance of the workshop to ensure that it is properly functioning before the workshop date.
When & Where: September 14th, 2017, from 11am to 4:00pm, with a catered lunch from 12 to 1pm.
University of California, South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Boulevard, Irvine, CA 92618
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Cost: $50 (account # and contact information required for UC affiliates)
Register: Click Here to register. Registration is limited to 25 participants, so please sign up early.
Contact: For more information regarding the content of the workshop, contact Sean Hogan of the UC Informatics and GIS (IGIS) Statewide Program, at 530-750-1322, sdhogan@ucanr.edu
- Author: Tammy Majcherek
Drone Technology and Regulations for Natural Resources
UC South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Boulevard, Irvine, CA 92618
Wednesday, September 13th, 2017, from 11:00am to 4:00pm
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Goal: To provide an overview of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) technologies, regulations and best practices for natural resource monitoring.
Workshop Content: This workshop is designed for participants with little to no experienceinUAS technology, who are interested exploring practical applicationsofUAS for natural resources and as well as other related interests. The workshop will begin with a lecture on drone technologies, regulations and practical considerations for deployment of your drone. We will then go outside for a drone demo and for some hands-on experience with flying a variety of common quad-copter platforms. To conclude the workshop, we will discuss a wide variety of potential scientific and management oriented applications, and associated mission specific considerations.
This course content is the result of a collaborative effort between the UC ANR IGIS Statewide Program, http://igis.ucanr.edu, the UC Berkeley, Geospatial Innovation Facility (GIF), http://gif.berkeley.edu/, and the UC Merced, Mechatronics, Embedded Systems and Automation (MESA) Lab, http://mechatronics.ucmerced.edu/.
Audience: UC academics, staff, students, and affiliates of UC Cooperative Extension, who are interested in applications of drones for Agriculture and Natural Resources.
When & Where: September 13th, 2017, from 11am to 4:00pm, with a catered lunch from 12 to 1pm.
University of California, South Coast Research and Extension Center
7601 Irvine Boulevard, Irvine, CA 92618
Click Here for Google map directions.
Cost: $50 (account # and contact information required for UC affiliates)
Register: Click Here to register. Registration is limited to 25 participants, so please register early.
Contact: For more information regarding the content of the workshop, contact Sean Hogan of the UC Informatics and GIS (IGIS) Statewide Program, at 530-750-1322, sdhogan@ucanr.edu
For information regarding the accompanying Introduction to GIS for Natural Resources workshop on September 14th please Click Here.