Pest Management & Plant Health

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ISHB News: Article

New Video on Sampling for ISHB

November 3, 2020
By Randall Oliver
A new video outlining best practices in monitoring and sampling for invasive shothole borers (ISHB) is now available on the University of California Integrated Pest Management YouTube channel. View it at https://youtu.
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Daniel Perry places western drywood termites into the groove of blocks, then seals sides. Some blocks were then treated with wintergreen oil. Photos by Evett Kilmartin
Healthy Communities Blog: Article

Termites can’t hide from heat and essential oils, finds UCCE study

October 29, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Termites can eat you out of house and home by chewing through wood and weakening the structure. The results of a new termite study led by entomologists at UC Riverside may enable homeowners to rid their homes of termites with a safer, effective pest control approach.
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UC Weed Science
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

EVENT :: Managing Weeds in Grasslands and Rangelands in the Context of Fire in California webinar

October 28, 2020
By Gale Perez
Mark your calendar... Managing Weeds in Grasslands and Rangelands in the Context of Fire in California The latest information on weed control and fire will be presented at the Managing Weeds in Grasslands and Rangelands in the Context of Fire in California webinar on Wednesday, November 18, 2020.
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Adult yellow sac spider on grey background.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Spiders!

October 27, 2020
By Karey Windbiel-Rojas
October is a perfect time to talk about spiders! People decorate for Halloween with scary images of spiders and webs. Many people fear spiders but what you may not know is that they are helpful in our homes and landscapes.
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Professor Diane Ullman of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology is a co-author of the publication on the Western flower thrips. This image was taken when she was doing research in France.

Congrats to the Thrips Team!

October 23, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Congratulations to the international team of scientists, including UC Davis entomologist and co-author Diane Ullman, on their publication involving the genome analysis of the western flower thrips, an invasive global agricultural pest that feeds on plants and is considered a supervector, spreading p...
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Chemical ecologist Anjel Helms of Texas A&M studies insect-plant interactions. She'll deliver a virtual seminar, hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, at 4:10 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 28.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Anjel Helms Seminar: 'The Smells of Dinner, Death, and Danger'

October 23, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Chemical ecologist Anjel Helms of Texas A&M University will speak on "The Smells of Dinner, Death, and Danger: How Organisms Navigate Multitrophic Interactions in a Chemical World" at the next virtual seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.
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Professor Diane Ullman of UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology when she was doing research in France.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

UC Davis Entomologist Diane Ullman Part of International Team Publishing Key Research on Thrips

October 23, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Newly published research by an international team of scientists, including UC Davis entomologist and co-author Diane Ullman, promises to be an important resource on the genome analysis of the western flower thrips, an invasive global agricultural pest that feeds on plants and is considered a superve...
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Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Rodent Awareness Week

October 20, 2020
Rodent Awareness Week (October 18-24) is a campaign created by the National Pest Management Association to educate the public about the potential harm associated with rats and mice. In addition to damage to structures and property, rodents can transmit disease to other animals and humans.
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The larvae of the alfalfa butterfly are major pests of alfalfa. This butterfly is sipping nectar from a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifolia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

The Good, the Bad and the Bugly

October 20, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The good, the bad, and the bugly... Don't miss the UC Davis Bohart Museum of Entomology virtual open house on alfalfa and rice from 11 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Oct. 22.
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