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A landscape photo of an oak tree with dying, leafless branches in a meadow of dry brown grass.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Sudden oak death: what is it?

September 11, 2023
By Lauren Fordyce
Sudden oak death (SOD) is a disease syndrome that has killed millions of native oak trees (Figure 1) along the west coast of the United States, from Big Sur in California up to Southern Oregon.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

IPM and CEUs?

September 11, 2023
By Ben A Faber
Disease threats to nuts. The other A-list. Questioning accepted ideas of integrated pest management. UC IPM is kicking off autumn with three webinars about high-stakes issues of pest management. Sign up to learn something new! Register now and get free continuing education units.
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Aphids congregate on a rose bud. (Photo: UC IPM)
Fresno Gardening Green: Article

Tap the power of beneficials for greener gardening

September 11, 2023
One of the most maddening gardening tasks is pest control. Discovering roses covered in aphids, Swiss chard with more holes than Swiss cheese, or grotesquely distorted citrus leaves may have gardeners feeling all bugs are bad.
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Doctoral student Tong Zhen is studying the effectiveness and soil impacts of this electrical weed control device, made by the Brazilian company Zasso, He’s working with Brad Hanson, professor of UC Cooperative Extension, both in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences. (Trina Kleist/UC Davis)
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Zap those pesky invaders: technology sparks alternative to herbicides

September 10, 2023
By Gale Perez
A contraption with a long, low, green metal arm swept noisily along the edge of a row of almond trees in an experimental orchard just west of UC Davis. Little flashes of light sparked between the bottom of the arm and the green weeds below, and puffs of gray smoke wafted up from the stricken pests.
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Sacred of Andes Photo Credit Ranier Hoenicke
Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Don’t Give Up The Plant!

September 9, 2023
Most likely, you have been to a garden center and made impulse purchases of plants that struck you as particularly attractive. I've done so myself. Even if you read the label carefully, that plant may lose its luster after a few weeks or decline it's ready for the compost bin.
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