Pest Management & Plant Health

The recent California Agriculture magazine (April-June 2018 issue) has a couple of interesting articles: by Elizabeth Mosqueda, California State University; Richard Smith, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties; Dave Goorahoo, California State University; and Anil Shrestha, California State Un...

A drive around parts of the San Joaquin Valley revealed some fields with Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) rising above the crop canopy (See image below).

A drive around the San Joaquin Valley has revealed some fields with Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) rising above the crop canopy.

We have been scouting for Bagrada bug on wild host plants at two sites in the San Ardo area since middle of May. We selected San Ardo as our most southern scouting point for the Salinas Valley.

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client' Request: Hi! What bug (or other cause) is responsible for my Bright Lights Swiss chard leaves to look dry and brown? (See pictures below) What can I do to fix this?

Rodenticides continue to come under scrutiny in California due to issues surrounding the potential for nontarget injury to wildlife and pets.

[From the Spring issue of the UC IPM Retail Nursery & Garden Center News and the Pests in the Urban Landscape blog] I hate crabgrass! is a common lament I've heard from residents during my 35 years in UC Weed Science.

Congratulations to integrated pest management specialist Frank Zalom, distinguished professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis, on his selection as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Economic Entomology, the largest and most cited of the family of scientific journals published by...

You've heard the phase, "wear your heart on your sleeve"--which means to show your emotions openly. How about wearing a pollinator on your heart? It's National Pollinator Week.

Meet mosquito researchers Olivia Winokur and Maribel Mimi Portilla. Both are seeking a doctorate at the University of California, Davis.