Pests & Diseases

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UC Marin Master Gardeners: Document

Raccoons

 Raccoons are smart, dexterous mammals that can become very aggressive when cornered. When searching for den or food, they can be extremely destructive to homes and gardens. Raccoons communicate using a variety of sounds including purring, growling, hissing, and whistling. They eat plants and animals,…
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UC Marin Master Gardeners: Document

Skunks

Triangular-shaped head, short legs and long, sharp, non-retractable claws. Spray can be squirted accurately as far as six to 10 feet away as a defense mechanism. Live in burrows. Eat a varied diet. Excellent sense of smell and good hearing, but very poor vision. Healthy skunks are mild-tempered. They prefer…
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Pest Profiles: Vertebrates

Solving Problems | Top 20 Problems | Garden Pests | Weeds & Invasives | Extreme Conditions | Other Garden Problems | Biological Control & Natural Enemies | Reducing Harmful Chemicals in the Garden Vertebrate Pests - Birds, Mammals, and Reptiles A vertebrate is an animal with a backbone…
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thrips
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Pest Profiles: Invertebrates

Solving Problems | Top 20 Problems | Garden Pests | Weeds & Invasives | Extreme Conditions | Other Garden Problems | Biological Control & Natural Enemies | Reducing Harmful Chemicals in the Garden Invertebrate pests – insects, spiders and mites, snails, and slugs  An invertebrate is…
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Central Sierra: Agriculture | Small Farms Information

Why do you want to farm? Why do you want to get into the farming business? Is farming for you? From these basic questions, many more granular questions follow: What does record keeping for livestock and farm businesses look like? What are best practices for marketing and selling any particular product? What…
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Central Sierra: Calendar

UC Central Sierra programming includes virtual and on-line training as well as in-person classes and workshops in Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, and Tuolumne Counties.
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Pests - Orange County

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invasive blackberries
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Pests and Invasive Plants

Information on Pests in the Garden, Landscaping, and the Home; Invasive Plants and Pests; and Weeds.
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