Pest Management & Plant Health

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IPM with Diego: New UC IPM YouTube Series

December 16, 2022
By Lauren Fordyce
Check out UC IPM's new YouTube series IPM with Diego! These short videos are presented from the viewpoint of Diego, a teenager who is not an expert in pest management. However, he explains basic integrated pest management concepts using simple terms and examples that anyone can do.
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A houseplant with yellow leaves.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

2023 Webinars Announced

December 15, 2022
By Lauren Fordyce
The new year brings new webinars from the UC IPM Urban and Community Program! Mark your calendars and register now for these informative presentations, held every third Thursday from 12:00-1:00pm PST.
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Puckery looking green leaf tinged with red.
The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

Cool, Moist Weather Favors Peach Leaf Curl

December 12, 2022
By Anne E Schellman
Peach leaf curl, a fungus disease of peach and nectarine trees, is very common in home gardens. Cool and rainy weather provide ideal conditions for the spread of the disease. Recognizing the disease is simple, since it occurs only on peaches and nectarines and has very definite symptoms.
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Figure 2. Plots exemplifying different levels of wild carrot control within trials at wild carrot flowering in mid-August. Note the many mature plants in 0% control (check treatment), with a second cohort of later-germinating plants in full flower.
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Wild Carrot Control in Non-crop Sites

December 11, 2022
By Gale Perez
Wild carrot, or Queen Anne's lace, is a widespread and difficult to control nuisance weed across most of western Oregon.
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Residues from urban pesticide applications may be washed into storm drains and lead directly into creeks, rivers, and oceans. Credit: Petr Kosina, UC IPM.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Last-minute CEUs for DPR License

December 5, 2022
By Lauren Fordyce
Are you in need of some last-minute CEUs for 2022? We're pleased to announce that a new online course on runoff and surface water protection is available and offered for free.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Coyote Brush Control Study Proposal

December 4, 2022
By Devii R Rao
UC Cooperative Extension San Benito County is going to collaborate with San Jose State University to develop a CAL FIRE Forest Health Research grant proposal. We are interested in looking at different methods to control coyote brush (Baccharis pilularis). Coyote brush is a native shrub.
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UC Davis distinguished professor Frank Zalom, an Honorary Member of ESA and a past president, arrives at the registration desk. (ESA Photo)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Images from the ESA Conference!

December 1, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Smile! You're on the ESA Camera! The Entomological Society of America (ESA) has shared images taken at its joint meeting with the Entomological Society of Canada and the Entomological Society of British Columbia, held Nov. 13-16 in Vancouver, B.C.
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Disinfecting a surface.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Use Caution with Disinfectants

December 1, 2022
By Lauren Fordyce
With Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV) on the rise, and Covid-19 and the flu remaining constant worries, disinfectant products are more and more likely to be used in the home, office, school, restaurant, and other public areas.
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In the preliminaries, UC Davis doctoral candidate Zach Griebenow answers a question while team member, UC Davis doctoral candidate Erin "Taylor" Kelly waits for her turn. (Photo courtesy of ESA)
Bug Squad: Article

The Faces of the Champions

November 30, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you attended the Entomological Society of America's Entomology Games, aka "Bug Bowl," pitting university teams against one another in the pursuit of entomological knowledge, you saw the faces of the national championship team.
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