Pest Management & Plant Health

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USDA entomologist Gordon Snodgrass (left) and Bill Scott monitor tarnished plant bug populations on their weed hosts. Universities around the world have teamed to combat crop-threatening weeds. (Photo courtesy of USDA)
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

International effort to combat crop-threatening weeds

April 26, 2021
By Gale Perez
From Farm Progress (https://www.farmprogress.com/weeds/international-effort-combat-crop-threatening-weeds) ************** Anne Manning | Apr 22, 2021 Every multi-acre farmer and backyard gardener knows weeds are a constant, formidable foe of successful plant production.
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A soldier beetle (family Cantharida) looks out over a milkweed in search of more aphids. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Red Coats Are Coming

April 21, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The Red Coats are coming. The Red Coats are coming. No, not an army of soldiers. Soldier beetles. These insects (family Cantharida) resemble the uniforms of the British soldiers of the American Revolution, which is apparently how their name originated.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

'Dry fallowing' ground may aid in weedy rice control

April 21, 2021
By Gale Perez
From Western FarmPress Written by Todd Fitchette | Apr 20, 2021 California rice growers with troublesome patches of weedy rice, or red rice, may want to take advantage of the drought and low water allocations to fallow those fields with known populations of the plant.
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Figure 1. Many brands of total release foggers or "bug bombs" are available to consumers.

Bug Bombs—Dangerous and Not Always Effective

April 19, 2021
By Anne E Schellman
[From Pests in the Urban Landscape blog] Insecticide foggers, also known as total release foggers or bug bombs (Figure 1), are popular products widely available in many retail nurseries and garden centers as well as drug stores, supermarkets, and convenience stores.
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A screen shot of Greg Kareofelas' video on Gulf Fritillaries.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

What's a Picnic Without Bugs?

April 16, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
What's a picnic without bugs? Entomological offerings will be showcased at the 107th annual UC Davis Picnic Day, themed "Discovering Silver Linings," to take place virtually on Saturday, April 17.
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