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National Pollinator Week 2020

Adult honey bee,<i>Apis mellifera</i>. (Credit: Jack Kelly Clark)

This year, National Pollinator Week is June 22 to June 28, celebrating the value that pollinators such as bees, birds, butterflies, bats, and beetles provide to the ecosystem. Pollinators, and natural enemies, can be harmed by pesticides when people are...

Posted on Monday, June 22, 2020 at 9:55 AM

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Author: Elaine Lander

Tags: bees (7), insecticides (4), label (7), less toxic (2), natural enemies (16), pesticide safety (13), pesticides (33), pollinators (4), UC IPM (291)

Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Pest Management, Yard & Garden

What is a pesticide?

Pesticides on shelf. (Credit: Anne Schellman)

When you hear the term “pesticide,” what comes to mind? Do you understand what pesticides are and, more importantly, how to use them correctly? A pesticide is any material (natural or synthetic) used to control, prevent, kill, suppress, or...

Posted on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 9:19 AM

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Tags: antimicrobial (1), control (55), Environmental Protection Agency (2), EPA (8), less toxic (2), organic (2), pest (105), pesticide (25), registration (1), UCIPM (72)

Focus Area Tags: Pest Management, Yard & Garden

Posts Tagged: less toxic

National Pollinator Week 2020

What is a pesticide?

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