Pest Management & Plant Health

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Adult black scale females and nymphs on twig.
Spill the Beans: Article

Common invertebrate pests

May 9, 2022
by Melody Kendall This is the first post of several devoted to discussing garden pests, natural enemies, physical controls and finally pesticide information and uses. There are legions of invertebrate garden pests in the world that can wreak havoc in our landscapes.
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Cooperative Extension agricultural specialist Ian Grettenberger of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology has received a research grant from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to study tadpole shrimp in rice. (Photo of tadpole shrimp by Ian Grettenberger)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Ian Grettenberger Receives DPR Grant to Study Tadpole Shrimp in Rice

May 6, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Cooperative Extension agricultural specialist Ian Grettenberger of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology has received a research grant from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) to study tadpole shrimp in rice.
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Mostafa Zamanian
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Mostafa Zamanian: Nematode Seminar on May 11

May 5, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Mostafa Zamanian, an assistant professor in the Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, will speak on "Combing Target and Whole-Organism Paradigms for Anthelmintic Discovery" at the May 11th virtual seminar hosted by the UC Davis Depart...
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Postdoctoral researcher Severyn Korneyev, a Ukranian dipterist, created this fly diversity display as a traveling exhibit for the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Fly Diversity Explained With Ukrainian Colors

May 3, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When officials at the Bohart Museum of Entomology asked UC Davis students, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows if they would like to create a scientific traveling display case of insect specimens, one of those answering the call was postdoctoral researcher Severyn Korneyev, a Ukrainian entomo...
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ISHB News: Article

NAISMA Blog: Protect Urban Trees from ISHB

May 2, 2022
By Randall Oliver
In a NAISMA blog post, Dr. Beatriz Nobua-Behrmann, Urban Forestry and Natural Resources Advisor with UC Cooperative Extension, explains how to identify infestations by invasive shothole borers and how you can protect your trees from this pest and its pathogenic fungi.
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Pecking damage by woodpeckers.[Credit: James Jay Farrar]
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Woodpeckers fact sheet updated

May 1, 2022
By Karey Windbiel-Rojas
Woodpeckers are well known, colorful birds often found in wooded neighborhoods and forested areas.
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The crowd flows into 122 Briggs Hall in the early morning of April 23, UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Briggs Hall Showcases Forest, Medical and Agricultural Entomology

April 28, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If a room could beam, Room 122 of Briggs Hall certainly beamed on Saturday, April 23 during the 108th annual UC Davis Picnic Day. The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, showcased forest, medical and agricultural entomology.
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