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Duties of this position include writing, editing, and copyediting a wide variety of professional-quality informational and outreach materials written by UC IPM academics, staff, or others. Materials include a variety of publications such as regularly updated publication series, technical manuscripts written for a lay audience, news and informational pieces, and other documents for print or Web. This position will also prepare artwork or work with vendors for printing and/or design and layout of products.
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- Author: Karey Windbiel-Rojas
Retailers-- are you registered yet for the January 24, IPM Training for Retail Nurseries and Garden Centers? If not, you only have a few more days to claim your spot.
When: Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Where: Oakland Center, CSU East Bay -- Oakland, CA
Time: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Cost: $30 per person
This hands-on, train-the-trainer workshop is designed especially for retail nursery and garden center employees, managers, owners, and affiliates. Training topics include invasive pests, Asian citrus psyllid and huanglongbing disease, household pests, and IPM and pesticides. Participants will receive relevant materials and helpful...
Due to low enrollment, the workshop originally scheduled for November 8, 2016 has been rescheduled to January 24, 2017.
This UC IPM hands-on, train-the-trainer workshop is designed especially for retail nursery and garden center employees, managers, owners, and affiliates. The workshop will help retail employees better serve customers and keep them coming back!
New Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Where: Oakland Center, CSU East Bay
Time: 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Cost: $30 per person
Using mulch in your garden or landscape helps conserve water and prevent weeds. This new UC IPM video explains how to prepare the site, describes various types of organic mulch available, and demonstrates useful techniques for effective weed control.
For more information on mulch, see the UC IPM website about using mulch in the garden.
See UC IPM's pages on weed identification and control:
The following press release was distributed on Sept. 20, 2016 by San Joaquin County agricultural officials.
Insect that carries disease deadly to citrus trees found in San Joaquin County.
The San Joaquin County Agricultural Commissioner, in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), has already begun an extensive survey in response to the detection of three Asian Citrus Psyllids (ACP) within the City of Manteca.
The three ACPs found in Manteca were detected on September 13, 2016 near N. Union Road and Lathrop Road.
These finds were adjacent to an existing...