Pest Management

If you grow food, chances are you are sharing your harvest with some uninvited four-legged guests! From bunnies to rats and everything in between, backyard rodents can quickly turn your garden bounty into their personal buffet. In this class, UC Master Gardeners will give you the inside scoop on how…

Garden Talk Online: Supporting Pollinators. In this online class master gardeners will be discussing: Who are the pollinators, How to attract pollinators, What plants support pollinators,  Why you may want a pollinator habitat.

Join Master Gardener Steve Savage to learn about this invasive weed that has taken over large portions of California’s range land and urban landscape. Learn about its origins, how it moves, why it is so difficult to control, how to overcome these difficulties, control methods, and how to design an effective…

Eww, gross!  Is that what you think about those insects in your garden?   Learn multiple techniques for effective pest control that are the least toxic for your home environment.  UC Master Gardeners or Orange County will provide you with the latest information on a variety of methods to keep…

This webinar is part of an invasive weed species miniseries. Dr. Chris McDonald, UC Cooperative Extension Inland and Desert Natural Resources Advisor, will cover the biology, spread, and management of several common weeds in Southern California, including invasive annual grasses, mustards, and difficult to…

This webinar is part of an invasive weed species miniseries. Thomas Getts, UC Cooperative Extension Weed Ecology and Cropping Systems Advisor (Lassen, Modoc, Sierra, and Plumas Counties), will describe the biology, impacts, and control of some of the more common and damaging invasive weed species in the…

Sick plants. Mystery pests. Leaves that look... wrong. Before you panic — learn what Master Gardeners know. The right observation skills and a few trusted online resources can solve almost any garden mystery. You'll walk away with a diagnostic process to use every time something goes sideways in…

Eww, gross! Is that what you think about those insects in your garden? Learn multiple techniques for effective pest control that are the least toxic for your home environment. UC Master Gardeners of Orange County will provide you with the latest information on a variety of methods to keep those bad pests…

Eww, gross! Is that what you think about those insects in your garden? Learn multiple techniques for effective pest control that are the least toxic for your home environment. UC Master Gardeners of Orange County will provide you with the latest information on a variety of methods to keep those bad…