Pest Management & Plant Health

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Lady beetles. (Credit: Jack Kelly Clark)
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

UC IPM at Picnic Day 2018

April 19, 2018
By Karey Windbiel-Rojas
Come visit us at the UC Davis annual Picnic Day event this Saturday April 21, 2018! Every year, the UC Statewide IPM Program sets up informational tables as part of the Entomology Department events at Briggs Hall.
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Credit: Kathy Keatley Garvey
Community Pest News: Article

Bug display at Picnic Day 2018

April 19, 2018
By Karey Windbiel-Rojas
Come visit me at the UC Davis Picnic Day event this Saturday April 21, 2018! The UC Statewide IPM Program sets up informational tables every year in the Entomology Department at Briggs Hall.
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Western encephalitis mosquito. (Credit: Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org)
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Mosquito and West Nile Virus Awareness Week

April 16, 2018
By Anne E Schellman
Warming temperatures combined with late spring rains create ideal conditions for mosquitoes to breed, including the mosquitoes that transmit West Nile Virus. To help spread the message about mosquito prevention, April 15-21, 2018 has been designated as Mosquito and West Nile Virus Awareness Week.
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Japanese Maple (Acer spp) w/ "mushroom fungus"
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Help!! My Japanese Maple is Dying Back!!

April 16, 2018
Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: My 20 year old Japanese maple (Acer spp) did not return this year. I need help identifying what the problem is and how to resolve it.
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Southern IPM Activities: Article

Register for Weed Management Expos for School Sites

April 13, 2018
By Cheryl A Wilen
UCIPM and California Department of Pesticide Regulation are holding at Long Beach on June 19 and Dixon on June 22 [8am-3pm] Open to all but focused on school staff and landscape pest management contractors that work with (or want to work with schools) The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has...
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Register for Weed Management Expos for School Sites

April 13, 2018
By Cheryl A Wilen
UCIPM and California Department of Pesticide Regulation are holding at Long Beach on June 19 and Dixon on June 22 [8am-3pm] Open to all but focused on school staff and landscape pest management contractors that work with (or want to work with schools) The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has...
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