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The San Joaquin Valley continues to face many air quality challenges as it strives to meet federal air quality standards for PM2.5 (fine particulate matter) and ground-level ozone.

As of July 2021, I joined the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources as a Cooperative Extension Area Citrus IPM Advisor at Lindcove Research and Extension Center. I am very excited in my new role and for the opportunity to serve San Joaquin Valley that grows 75% California citrus.

UC IPM's Urban & Community program has a new newsletter! The Home & Garden Pest Newsletter (which replaces the Retail Nursery & Garden Center IPM News) is designed to help provide California residents with the latest pest information from the University of California.

Meetings and Announcements Plant Parasitic Mistletoes and Their Control...

Ecologist Monika Egerer, an assistant professor at Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany who focuses much of her research on urban agricultural ecosystems, will discuss "Entomological Investigations in Urban Gardens" at a virtual seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Ne...

Aesculus californica The California Buckeye Tree As fall arrives and the rain starts falling, I start looking for the buckeye trees hoping to see the seed capsules starting to germinate. Their unique seed capsules have always intrigued me.

Vstase Bien Para El Trabajo: Consulte El Nuevo Curso En Lnea De UC IPM Sobre Equipo De Proteccin Personal Autors: Cheryl Reynolds y Petr Kosina Si manipulas pesticidas como parte de tu trabajo, lo ms probable es que usas algn tipo de equipo de proteccin personal (PPE).

If you have peach or nectarine trees, winter is the time to spray them to prevent peach leaf curl. Peach leaf curl is a fungal disease that attacks peaches and nectarines. It appears in spring, causing new leaves to become reddish, puckered and severely distorted.

Three hours of continuing education credits (including 1 hour of laws and regs) have just been approved by California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) for the 20th Annual Continuing Education Seminar for Ranchers. This free, online event will take place on December 8, 2021.

Academic Assembly Council is accepting requests for reimbursement for travel to professional society meetings being held Jan. 1 through June 30, 2022. Deadline for online submission: Friday, Dec. 10 at 5:00 p.m. (Submissions will be accepted electronically only. No exceptions.