Pest Management

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UC Ag Experts Talk Webinar Series: Event

UC Ag Experts Talk: Epidemiology and Control of the Invasive Red Leaf Blotch Disease of Almond

Event Date
Feb 18, 2026

This webinar is part of the UC Ag Experts Talk series. Dr. Florent Trouillas, Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist with the Department of Plant Pathology at UC Davis and the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, will go over the main symptoms of red leaf blotch disease in almond including…
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UC Master Gardeners of Amador County: Event

New Master Gardener Orientation- Jackson

Event Date
Oct 9, 2025

The New Master Gardener Orientation meeting is designed to give potential volunteers more information about the program, it's history and goals. The first step to becoming a Master Gardener is to attend one of these sessions. There are 3 dates available: In-PersonThursday, October 9th from 10:30am-12…
UC Master Gardeners of Amador County
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Irregular red or reddish-purple blotches on grape leaves, starting at the base of the shoots and progressing upward.
UC Ag Experts Talk Webinar Series: Event

Webinar: In-house Diagnostics for Disease Management: LAMP for Red Blotch Detection in Grapevines

Event Date
Nov 12, 2025

This webinar is part of the UC Ag Experts Talk series. Dr. Monica Cooper, Viticulture Farm Advisor with the University of California Cooperative Extension, Napa County, will give an introduction to grapevine red blotch virus (GRBV) including its ecology, physiological impacts, symptoms, and management. She…
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UC Ag Experts Talk Webinar Series: Event

Webinar: Updates on Major Olive Pests and their Management in California

Event Date
Oct 15, 2025

This webinar is part of the UC Ag Experts Talk series. Dr. Sudan Gyawaly, Area Integrated Pest Management Advisor with the University of California Cooperative Extension in Butte, Sutter-Yuba, Colusa, Glenn, and Tehama Counties, will discuss an overview of the current knowledge of major olive pests and their…
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UC Ag Experts Talk Webinar Series: Event

Webinar: Citrus Leprosis Threat, Mites, and Mite Management

Event Date
Aug 27, 2025

Presenters: Dr. Sandipa Gautam, Cooperative Extension Area Citrus IPM Advisor, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources; Dr. Kris Godfrey, Project Scientist, Contained Research Facility, UC Davis; Dr. Daniel Carrillo, Assistant Professor, Entomology & Nematology Department, University of Florida; Tera Pitman…
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

Central Sierra: Starthistle (EDC MG)

Event Date
Nov 8, 2025

Come 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 control program.
UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County
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Green alfalfa field with scattered blooms of purple flowers blowing in the wind.
UC Ag Experts Talk Webinar Series: Event

Webinar: Pest Management in Alfalfa, Small Grains, and Garbanzo Beans

Event Date
Sep 24, 2025

This webinar is part of the UC Ag Experts Talk series. Dr. Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, Delta Crops Resource Management Advisor with the University of California Cooperative Extension, San Joaquin County, will discuss the principles of Integrated Pest Management and pest management in alfalfa, small grains,…
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UC Ag Experts Talk Webinar Series: Event

Webinar: Field Crop Insect and Weed Management Updates

Event Date
Aug 6, 2025

This webinar is part of the UC Ag Experts Talk series. Nicholas Clark, Associate Cooperative Extension Area Agronomic Cropping Systems and Nutrient Management Advisor, will give an introduction of agronomic cropping systems and their current weed and insect pest management challenges. He will describe…
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Cooperative Extension Imperial County: Event

Management of whitefly transmitted viruses in the desert Southwest

Event Date
Jun 10, 2025

Do not miss this upcoming meeting hosted by The University of Arizona, Arizona Experiment Station and Emerging Viruses in Cucurbits Working Group (EVCWG) that is focused on the management of insect transmitted viruses in desert melon production. Two of our local UCCE Imperial County advisors, Ana Pastrana …
Cooperative Extension Imperial County
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Tomato Pests and Diseases
UC Master Gardeners of Orange County: Event

Tomato Pests and Diseases-Laguna Beach

Event Date
Jun 21, 2025

The best thing about growing tomatoes – their wonderful flavor. The worst? Pests, diseases and environmental threats.  In this presentation, UC Master Gardeners of Orange County will examine those and provide general control methods, including crop rotation, planting/watering, choosing disease resistant…
UC Master Gardeners of Orange County
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