Pest Management & Plant Health

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Request: We have lived in our house for 22 years in central County. Just the past few years we have been plagued by no-see-ums as the weather starts to warm.

If diversity is the spark of life, then the Bohart Museum of Entomology is fueling that spark into a full flame. The Bohart Museum, home of nearly eight million insect specimens collected worldwide, will be one of the 13 museums or collections open on Saturday, Feb.

Given the nature of rangeland livestock production in California, some conflict with wildlife is probably inevitable. In our part of the Sierra Nevada and Sacramento Valley, grazing livestock and wildlife (including a number of predators) often occupy the same landscapes.

Diversity will reign supreme at the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 15, when 13 museums or collections will be open to the public. The event, set from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., is free and family friendly.

Una nueva plaga invasiva que lleg a Pensilvania, hace cinco aos, y se ha extendido a lo largo de cuatro condados es una amenaza potencial para los hermosos viedos de California porque le encantan las uvas, as como una amplia variedad de frutas con semillas como manzanas, cerezas y plantas ornamental...

Avocado growers have one more thing to worry about, just recently things have settled with the polyphagous shot hole borer and have recently had a wakeup call about the Redbay ambrosia beetle(Xyleborus glabratus)that carries the deadly fungus, Laurel wilt (Raffaelea lauricola).

First, remember that the desire to avoid any kind of an interaction is mutual. Rattlesnakes are an important part of the ecosystem, feeding on rodents, birds, and other small animals.

Mark your calendar... Diagnosing Herbicide Symptoms 2020 course July 14-15, 2020 UC Davis Weed Day 2020 July 16, 2020 UC Davis Aquatic Weed School 2020 Sept. 2-3, 2020 UC Davis More information on these events to come.

You'll see an owl butterfly at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. You'll see a great-horned owl at the Raptor Center. "Owl that" at more at the ninth annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 15 when 13 museums and collections showcase their projects. The event, to take place from 9 a.

Ever watched a walking stick (stick insect) walk up your arm? Ever watched a honey bee collect nectar and pollen? Ever seen a nematode? You can do that and more at the ninth annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 15 when 13 museums and collections showcase their projects.