
University of California
Urban and Community Integrated Pest Management
Posts Tagged: nonchemical
Updated Landscape Weed Info
![Mallow (cheeseweed). [Credit: Jack Kelly Clark] Mallow (cheeseweed). [Credit: Jack Kelly Clark]](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests//blogfiles/55647small.jpg)
Controlling weeds can be challenging to landscape professionals or home gardeners since landscapes often include a mix of turfgrass, annual plants, herbaceous perennials, shrubs, and trees. The newly revised publication Pest Notes: Weed Management in...
Mallow (cheeseweed). [Credit: Jack Kelly Clark]
What's That Beetle in My Roses?
![Adult hoplia beetle and feeding damage. [J.K.Clark] Adult hoplia beetle and feeding damage. [J.K.Clark]](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests//blogfiles/43235small.jpg)
If you grow roses, you might be noticing damage on the flowers caused by hoplia beetles (Hoplia callipyge). Hoplia beetles, which are common between March and May, especially in the Central Valley, feed on the blossoms of light-colored roses and other...
Mature larva of hoplia beetle. [J. K. Clark]