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Welcome
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
Oriental fruit fly found in Sacramento County
![Oriental fruit fly adult. [Credit: County of San Diego]](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/CCUrbanPests//blogfiles/55039small.jpg "Oriental fruit fly adult. [Credit: County of San Diego]")
New Release from CDFA: SACRAMENTO, August 30, 2018 – A portion of Sacramento and Yolo Counties have been placed under quarantine for the Oriental fruit fly following the detection of 15 flies in and around the southern part of the City of...
Job opening with CDFA
Annoucement: The Integrated Pest Control Branch of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, Biological Control Program, is recruiting to fill an Agricultural Technician I in its Sacramento, Meadowview office. Under supervision of the Senior...
Vegetable Pest Identification cards
New! Vegetable Pest Identification cards I'm excited to announce the brand new Vegetable Pest Identification for Gardens and Small Farms card set is available! This is a handy, quick reference that focuses on sustainable pest management for vegetables,...
Dead birds and West Nile Virus
![Mosquito taking in a blood meal. [Credit: Jack Kelly Clark]](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/CCUrbanPests//blogfiles/52637small.jpg "Mosquito taking in a blood meal. [Credit: Jack Kelly Clark]")
News from the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 23, 2018 FIGHT THE BITEFirst Dead Bird of the Season Tests Positive For West Nile VirusElk Grove, Ca.—The...
Bug display at Picnic Day 2018
Come visit me at the UC Davis Picnic Day event this Saturday April 21, 2018! The UC Statewide IPM Program sets up informational tables every year in the Entomology Department at Briggs Hall. We will give out ladybugs (lady beetles), have preserved...
Pests in the Urban Landscape
Mosquitoes in Garden Centers
This article was written for the UC IPM Retail Nursery and Garden Center News, a publication directed at retail nursery store employees. With the recent confirmed human West Nile virus deaths in California, it's important to understand how...
UC IPM Hiring Pesticide Safety Writer
The UC Statewide IPM Program is hiring a Pesticide Safety Writer to provide technical and administrative support to two programs: the Office of Pesticide Information and Coordination (OPIC) and the Pesticide Safety Education...
Backyard Helpers
Praying mantids are well-known predators we often see lurking around gardens, landscapes, and sometimes near porch lights, waiting for a tasty meal to arrive. Praying mantid adults are 2 to 4 inches (5-10 cm) long and are usually yellowish, green, or...
Leafhoppers on plants
You may see leafhoppers in your garden or landscape this time of year as they hop about feeding on a variety of plants. You can distinguish these small, wedge-shaped insects from other pests by their tendency to quickly jump or crawl rapidly sideways...
When Familiar Pesticides Change
[Modified from the original article in the Summer 2018 issue of the Retail Nursery and Garden Center IPM News] We all have our favorite products, whether it's laundry detergent, shampoo, or a pesticide you know works against the pests in your home or...