Advice to Grow By

Pests in the Urban Landscape

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  Wrapping Up the Year

  As the end of 2024 approaches, I'd like to reflect on the UC IPM Urban and Community program's accomplishments and share what's to come from us in 2025. Some highlights: Published an updated version of the Pesticide Active Ingredient Database which...

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  By Karey Windbiel
  Author - Associate Director for Urban & Community IPM/ Area Urban IPM Advisor
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  Bugs in Your Holiday Cookies!?

  In a recent TikTok video, a woman's holiday baking spree came to a halt when she discovered bugs in her flour. While initially alarmed, the woman was also intrigued. What are they? Where did they come from? How did they get into the container? There are...

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  By Lauren Fordyce
  Author - Urban and Community IPM Educator
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  Spotted Lanternfly: The Need to Remain Vigilant (Part 2)

  Read Spotted Lanternfly: The Need to Remain Vigilant (part 1) here. The spotted lanternfly (SLF) is an invasive insect pest first detected in Pennsylvania in 2014, with confirmed sightings and/or infestations of SLF now reported in 20 eastern...

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  By Lauren Fordyce
  Author - Urban and Community IPM Educator