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Rats in the Garden
If you are growing tomatoes in your garden, you may not be the only vertebrate going for your hard earned harvest. Are rats feasting away in the garden? We have a couple resources we can share to help you reduce or prevent rat damage to your...
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....
Stars and Stripes
While many of you are preparing for the 4th of July holiday, we at UC IPM are also thinking about stars and stripes but in a slightly different way: yellow starthistle and striped skunks. We usually have pests on the brain, so we wanted to remind you of...
Invasive Spotlight: Brooms
Brooms are shrubs which were originally planted in California as ornamentals and for erosion control, but are now considered to be invasive weeds since they are highly competitive. They crowd out native plants and form impenetrable barriers to wildlife....
