Pest Management & Plant Health

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Spraying a strawberry field. (Photo by Christian Nansen)
Bug Squad: Article

Hats Off to UC Davis Ag Entomologist and Student Computer Scientists

November 5, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When UC Davis agricultural entomologist Christian Nansen wanted to develop a free smart phone application to help strawberry growers predict spray coverage to combat pests, he knew just where to go. The UC Davis Computer Science Club. And, now the three-year collaborative project is a reality.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Kochia Work Group takes on a tough western weed

November 5, 2019
By Gale Perez
From the Western IPM Center November 2019 newsletter... Kochia is a tumbling weed plaguing growers and ranchers from Central Canada to West Texas. It's salt tolerant, heat tolerant, cold tolerant, said Kent Davis, a crop consultant with Crop Quest in Colorado.
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Checking out data are (from left) The Smart Spray team: computer scientist Gabriel Del Villar; agricultural entomologist Christian Nansen and computer scientist/student Alexander Recalde. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

UC Davis Agricultural Entomologist and Computer Students Develop an App for Strawberry Growers

November 1, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Strawberry growers now have a free smart phone application tool to predict spray coverage to combat such pests as two-spotted spider mites, lygus bugs and leafrollers, thanks to a three-year collaborative project involving UC Davis agricultural entomologist Christian Nansen and several UC Davis comp...
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Managing Weeds on Public Lands

October 28, 2019
Many factors make weed management on federal public lands an interesting challenge. In September I was invited to join one of the Sierra National Forest Rangeland Management Specialists to explore a medusahead infestation in one of the grazing allotments she manages.
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UC Davis plant nematologist Shahid Siddique (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

UC Davis-Linked Research on Nematodes Gets Special Recognition

October 24, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Nematodes (microscopic, eel-like roundworms) aren't usually a household word but they're featured prominently in the current edition of The Plant Journal. And UC Davis plant nematologist Shahid Siddique, formerly with the University of Bonn, is at the heart of it.
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Creeping woodsorrel, <i>Oxalis corniculata</i><br>(Credit: JM DiTomaso)
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Nonchemical Alternatives for Weed Management

October 24, 2019
Weeds in the landscape can be tough to manage. But there are many options for weed management using an integrated approach that combines nonchemical and chemical methods. Start by identifying the weeds you want to manage.
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Bug Squad: Article

Which One Is Not Like the Other?

October 23, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
So here are all these milkweed bugs clustered on a showy milkweed leaf, Asclepias speciosa. It's early morning and the red bugs are a real eye opener.
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SJV spray applic shortcourse
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Meeting announcement: spray application short course

October 23, 2019
By Brad Hanson
Its not too late to register for the San Joaquin Valley Spray Application Short Course (November 12-14). Here's a link to the webpage: https://ucanr.edu/sites/SJVSprayApplication/Home/ Here's a link to the full agenda: https://ucanr.
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