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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
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...
West Nile and Mosquitoes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 10, 2019 FIRST MOSQUITO SAMPLE OF THE SEASON TESTS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS Elk Grove, Ca.—The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District confirmed today that the first...
Gophers: Updated UC IPM Pest Notes
Just published! The recently updated version of the publication Pest Notes: Pocket Gophers has been added to the UC IPM website. http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7433.html Updated information about life cycle and control methods. Check it...
Pests in the Urban Landscape
Report Unsolicited Seeds to APHIS
Have you had unexpected seeds show up in the mail? Unknown seeds could be invasive plants, contain invasive insects, or have plant disease causing agents. Here's what the United States Department of Agriculture Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service...
Want Another Reason to Practice Social Distancing? Head Lice.
![Head lice adults, nymphs, and eggs (nits). [Credit: Dr. Shujuan (Lucy) Li]](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests//blogfiles/72443small.jpg "Head lice adults, nymphs, and eggs (nits). [Credit: Dr. Shujuan (Lucy) Li]")
Most people are practicing social distancing due to the current pandemic, so contracting head lice might not be a top concern right now. However, many families with young children have at least one encounter with head lice at some time or another....
Lawn Problems: Diseases Are Not Always To Blame
Your customers want their lawns to be beautiful and functional (Figure 1) but dead patches or other problems sometimes occur. Figuring out the cause of turfgrass damage can be a challenge since many plant pathogens affect grasses as well as numerous...
Using Disinfectants and Sanitizers Safely
In order to stay healthy and keep our spaces clean during the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are using disinfectants and sanitizers more than they may have before. The Centers for Disease Control say to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus, people...
Masks and Covers in the Garden
These days, most people are wearing masks when out in public for personal protection for themselves or others. In nature, there are a few pests that have their own type of face coverings, markings, or that other types of protective covers or...