Ask Our Helpline
Questions about your garden plants, trees, or pests?
Something in your garden or home bugging you?
Do your roses have strange spots? Is something eating
your tomatoes?
The Merced Master Gardeners are here to help!
Contact our Helpline to get answers to your garden challenges and pest problems.
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Send an email to anrmgmerced@ucanr.edu.
- Give a description of the issue, attach photos of impacted plant(s) and pests, and provide your name and phone number.
- Give a description of the issue, attach photos of impacted plant(s) and pests, and provide your name and phone number.
- Call 209-385-7403 and ask to leave a message for the Master Gardener Helpline.
- Bring in a specimen.
- Place a sample of a plant or insect in a sealed, labeled plastic bag.
- Write a short note addressed to the Merced Master Gardeners giving a description of the issue, and providing your contact email and phone number.
- Drop off at the front desk of the Merced County Cooperative Extension office at 2145 Wardrobe Avenue in Merced. Directions
*Please note that our Helpline is staffed by volunteers and it may take up to a week for us to reply to your question. Thank you for your patience.
Go to Gardening Resources for more information on everything from basic gardening to water conservation.
Scroll down for help in diagnosing plant and pest problems.
UC IPM Pest Management for Home Gardeners
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For help identifying pest issues related to a specific plant, click link below and find this heading: "Pests in gardens and landscapes"Choose a plant to find the most likely source of your pest problem
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