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Rose Care and Weed Control
Many gardeners and landscapers enjoy growing and caring for roses. Through careful selection of varieties and appropriate cultivation, roses can be grown with a minimum of pest problems. Establishing rose plants to grow in environments with adequate...
Roses
Got Gophers?
![Adult pocket gopher peeking out of a burrow entrance. [Credit: T. Chalmers]](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests//blogfiles/62454small.jpg "Adult pocket gopher peeking out of a burrow entrance. [Credit: T. Chalmers]")
Gophers are well-known and certainly unwelcome pests in landscapes, gardens, lawns, and athletic turf. More correctly called pocket gophers, these rodents mostly remain hidden underground in tunnels and feed on plants from below, sometimes pulling whole...
![Adult pocket gopher peeking out of a burrow entrance. [Credit: T. Chalmers]](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests/blogfiles/62454.jpg)
Adult pocket gopher peeking out of a burrow entrance. [Credit: T. Chalmers]
![Characteristic crescent-shaped mound and plugged burrow opening of a pocket gopher. [Credit: Jack Kelly Clark]](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests/blogfiles/62455.jpg)
Characteristic crescent-shaped mound and plugged burrow opening of a pocket gopher. [Credit: Jack Kelly Clark]
Gardening books on sale!
Spring is here and so are the pests. The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources has the books that can help you learn about the insects, diseases, wildlife, and weeds that might be causing problems in your garden or...
It's a Trap!
In honor of May the 4th, the Star Wars fans here at the UC IPM Program thought we'd have some fun with that well-loved line from Episode VI. Instead of strategies to conduct intergalactic battles, the traps we like to talk about are the ones for...
Ground Squirrels: Furry Foes
Although they're small, cute, and furry, ground squirrels can be a real pest for California residents and gardeners. Found throughout California, burrowing ground squirrels cause damage to landscapes and structures while feeding on ornamental or...
