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Weeds in Landscapes Pest Notes updated

Controlling weeds can be challenging, but UC IPM provides many resources to help home gardeners and landscape professionals. The newly revised publication Pest Notes: Weed Management in Landscapes by Area IPM Advisor Cheryl Wilen, presents an...

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Posted on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at 11:31 AM

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Author: Karey Windbiel-Rojas

Tags: control (9), landscape (2), management (3), pest (12), Pest Notes (3), UC IPM (16), weeds (3), Wilen (1)

Focus Area Tags: Pest Management Yard & Garden

Opossums?

Opossums are the only marsupial native to North America and are quite interesting animals. Female marsupials may be seen carrying their young in an abdominal pouch or sometimes on their back. But opossums can also be pests. This nocturnal animal can be...

Opossum in a tree.

Opossum in a tree.

Posted on Monday, November 27, 2017 at 1:32 PM

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Author: Karey Windbiel-Rojas

Tags: backyard (1), control (9), disease (2), opossum (1), Pest Notes (3), UC IPM (16)

Raccoons!

I've had a few calls about raccoons recently; reports ranging from them getting into trash cans at night, to even a report of one coming through a friend's open kitchen window and licking the butter dish!! Raccoon sightings are not new to residential...

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Raccoon

Raccoon

Young raccoon.

Young raccoon.

Posted on Friday, September 29, 2017 at 12:52 PM

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Author: Karey Windbiel-Rojas

Tags: control (9), damage (2), disease (2), nesting (1), Pest Notes (3), raccoon (1), UC IPM (16)