Pest Management & Plant Health

Mark your calendar! July 15, 2019 The 3rd Annual UAV/Ag Technology Field Day Presented by UC Cooperative Extension, Merced County 9am to 11:30am (CE registration begins at 8:30am) Bowles Farming Headquarters 11609 Hereford Road, Los Banos, CA 93635 Events: UAV/Drone demonstration flights: -CSU Fresn...

Mosquitoes apparently don't like entomologist James R. Carey, distinguished professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis.

Client Request: Could you help us with identifying the problem with our rose bushes. I used Bayer all in One Rose & Flower Care this Spring but it didn't do much good. What should we do? Thank You.

If you've ever walked into the courtyard on the 100 block of E Street in downtown Davis, Calif., you've probably noticed the massive black walnut tree near Sophia's Thai Bar and Kitchen. It's about 150 years old, 50 feet in height, and measures about five feet in diameter. And it's dying.

"Bee" sure to tune in Science Friday, the National Public Radio program, tomorrow (May 24) at noon to hear the buzz about honey bees.

The deadly thousand cankers disease, an emerging insect-fungus complex, has caused profound damage to black walnut trees not only in urban areas of California and other western states, but in Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia, according to a newly published review by UC Davis-affiliated scientist...

Have you ever seen the larva of a lady beetle (aka ladybug) dining on an aphid? Lights! Camera! Action! So here is this charming little immature lady beetle chowing down on an oleander aphid that has the audacity to infest the milkweed in our pollinator garden.

[Reblog from Pests in the Urban Landscape] If you were to ask an audience of more than a few people if they or anyone they know has ever seen or been bitten by a brown recluse spider in California, many hands would be raised.

If you were to ask an audience of more than a few people if they or anyone they know has ever seen or been bitten by a brown recluse spider in California, many hands would be raised.

Spring is here and so are the pests. The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources has the books that can help you learn about the insects, diseases, wildlife, and weeds that might be causing problems in your garden or landscape.