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For information on various home, garden, turf, and landscape pests, please visit the UC Statewide IPM Program web site to find specific science-based pest management information.
If you have home or garden pest questions, contact your local UC Master Gardener office by visiting their web site or help line:
Yolo County or call (530) 666-8143
Sacramento County or call (916) 876-5338
Solano County or call (707) 784-1322
You can also find UC Master Gardeners offices in other counties at http://mg.ucanr.edu/FindUs.
Contact information:
2801 Second Street, Davis, CA 95618
(530) 750-1241 (office)
(916) 291-7791 (cell)
kwindbiel@ucanr.edu
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Urban Pest News
Hose off those aphids!
![Before and after hosing aphids off with water. [Credit: K. Windbiel-Rojas]](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/CCUrbanPests//blogfiles/79299small.png "Before and after hosing aphids off with water. [Credit: K. Windbiel-Rojas]")
I've been hearing people say the aphids are really bad this year. While we can't confirm whether that is true, I know my roses are covered! There are many ways aphids can be controlled in the garden and landscape. Naturally occurring insects such as...
Invasive pests: Stopping the Spread
Invasive pests threaten California's natural environments, agricultural production, structures, landscapes and gardens, causing billions of dollars of damage to our agricultural systems and natural areas each...
Using Disinfectants Correctly
Many people have increased their use of disinfectants and sanitizers due to the COVID-19 crisis. It is important to use these products correctly to ensure they are effective and to protect one's health. See the infograph below from the National Pesticide...
Murder Hornets! Everyone Calm Down
First thing first: "murder" hornets, or more correctly, the Asian giant hornet, have NOT been found in California. The term murder hornet is also not quite accurate. It attacks honey bees, which isn't desirable of course, but the important thing to...
Invasive Mosquitoes Found in Sacramento Area
From the Sacramento Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 20, 2019INVASIVE MOSQUITOES FOUND IN A NEW AREA OF CITRUS HEIGHTS Elk Grove, Ca. -- The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District...
Pests in the Urban Landscape
Aphid-eating Insects
“Aphids are really bad this year!” This is what we've been hearing on social media and from many home gardeners. Aphids can curl leaves, stunt plant growth, and make a mess by the sticky honeydew they exude. Some aphid species create galls...
Good Bug Scavenger Hunt for Picnic Day 2021
The annual Picnic Day celebration at UC Davis is going virtual! Most years, the UC IPM urban & community team participates by giving out ladybugs to kids and families at our educational booth to teach people about the “good...
Bats: Friend or Foe?
Are bats good for the environment or are they pests? How about both? Almost all of the 25 species of bats in California eat lots of flying insects during their night flights, making them an important part of the ecosystem. But when they roost in...
IPM Webinar Registration Now Open
Register now for the Urban & Community IPM webinars! All webinar information and registration links are available on our webinar website. Webinars are the third Thursday of every month from 1:00-2:00pm Pacific time. Webinars are free and open to the...
Carpet Beetle: Is This a Pest?
While you are outside gardening or inside doing your spring cleaning, you may have recently found small, round, speckled beetles you've never seen before. We've had several questions this past week about insects crawling around windowsills, found on...