- Author: Karey Windbiel-Rojas
Published on: May 1, 2022
Woodpeckers are well known, colorful birds often found in wooded neighborhoods and forested areas. While they are wild creatures many people appreciate, they can become a pest problem when they damage buildings in search of food and nest building materials, or a nuisance pest with their rhythmic drumming.
Both male and female woodpeckers drum with their beaks to proclaim their breeding behavior and social dominance. Their pecking can cause structural damage, leaving gaps and holes in wood as they search for insects. Acorn woodpeckers create or find holes in buildings, fence posts, and utility poles to store acorns. Woodpeckers can also damage trees when they remove the bark to access the insects hiding underneath.
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Focus Area Tags: Pest Management, Yard & Garden
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- Author: Carolyn Whitesell
- Author: Niamh Quinn
- Posted by: Elaine Lander
Published on: August 4, 2021
Summer is upon us so what does that mean for California ground squirrel management? As a practitioner of IPM, you are likely aware that effective ground squirrel management requires an integrated approach, including knowledge of pest biology. Ground squirrel behavior, which impacts the effectiveness of different management tools, is significantly affected by the season. Now that we are in summer, the soil is dry and the California ground squirrel (Figure 1) diet has likely switched from green vegetation to seeds. During this season, fumigation, which requires moist soil, will be much less effective, but trapping and toxic baits may still be effective.
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