Pest Management & Plant Health

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Green pokeweed seedlings sprouting up in dirt.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Pokeweed: A Growing Weed Problem

September 17, 2020
By Belinda Messenger-Sikes
American pokeweed is a large weedy shrub also known as pokeberry, American nightshade, poke salad, and a variety of other names. It is native to the eastern U.S. but is spreading in parts of California.
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The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

Fall Vegetable Garden YouTube Available Now!

September 3, 2020
By Anne E Schellman
Planning to get your fall garden started? If you missed our live presentation of the Fall Vegetable Gardening class, you can now watch it on our YouTube Channel! Fall Vegetable Gardening was recorded on August 25, 2020.
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Close up image of adult convergent lady beetle on a leaf.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Beneficial Insects Don't Rest on Labor Day

September 2, 2020
Beneficial insects can provide a lot of support in the garden. Natural enemies, which include predators, parasites, and pathogens, reduce pest populations and can help prevent damage to plants.
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UC IPM Pest Notes
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Popular Pandemic Pest Notes

August 31, 2020
By Belinda Messenger-Sikes
Pest Notes are UC IPM publications written for people who want information about pests in homes, office buildings, schools, gardens, urban landscapes, and more. We have more than 170 peer-reviewed Pest Notes on topics ranging from ants to the Zoropsis spider, all available on our website.
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The sulphur or alfalfa butterfly, (Colias eurytheme) is widespread now in Solano, Yolo and Sacramento counties and is the biggest invasion in 20 or 30 years, says Art Shapiro, distinguished professor of evolution and ecology at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

A Butterfly Invasion in Yolo, Solano and Sacramento Counties

August 28, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you think there's a butterfly invasion in the three-county area of Yolo, Solano and Sacramento, wait until you hear what Art Shapiro, distinguished professor evolution and ecology at the University of California, Davis, says about that.
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Field bindweed with flowers
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Field bindweed podcast

August 25, 2020
By Gale Perez
Have you listened to the new field bindweed podcast on Growing the Valley? Dr. Lynn Sosnoskie may have moved across the country to Cornell, but she is still interested in finding new and better ways to kill field bindweed.
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Figure 2. Side view of the adult spotted lanternfly.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Keep an Eye Out for Spotted Lanternfly

August 24, 2020
By Cindy Kron
The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is a new exotic pest that was first detected in Pennsylvania in 2014 and has since moved to other nearby states (Figure 1).
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