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Rat Management in School and Community Gardens
It is important for food-safety reasons to manage rats in school and community gardens. Rats and other wildlife can carry a number of diseases that can be deposited in the form of urine and feces on fruit, vegetables, and in the soil. Rats can also...
Speaking of Turkeys...
Many people this week are talking about turkeys. But not in the same way as us here at UC IPM. Wild turkey sightings have gone from being a rare occasion to becoming a common event in recent years, as their populations have exploded in some urban areas...
Invasive Spotlight: Wild Pigs
![Wild pigs drinking and swimming in a cattle trough. [Grant Canova-Parker]](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests//blogfiles/41876small.jpg "Wild pigs drinking and swimming in a cattle trough. [Grant Canova-Parker]")
Domestic pigs are a familiar farm animal, but have you heard about wild pigs? These animals are destructive pests with voracious appetites and eat a wide variety of plants and animals. It's estimated wild pigs cause $1.5 billion in economic damage to...
Coyotes in California's Urban Areas
![Adult coyote. [J.W. Wall, Cal Photos]](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests//blogfiles/38524small.jpg "Adult coyote. [J.W. Wall, Cal Photos]")
[From the August 2016 issue of UC IPM's Retail Nursery & Garden Center IPM News] In many cities across California, urban coyote conflicts appear to be rising. Recent analysis of coyote reports from several entities in southern California has shown...
Tree Squirrels: Identification and Management
[From the May 2015 issue of the UC IPM Green Bulletin] Squirrels can be problem pests in many landscapes, gardens, and structures. California is home to several species of squirrels which can be divided into three groups: tree squirrels, ground...
Table 1. Distinguishing features and management restrictions for California tree squirrel species.
