Pest Management & Plant Health

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Only tomato stumps left.
The Backyard Gardener: Article

Gardening on the Mesa: The Saga Continues

June 12, 2019
It's been awhile since I attempted gardening any kinds of vegetables out in the Mesa after the initial year of failures. I thought hard about putting in raised beds closer to the house, maybe putting in a pest deterrent fence around it.
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Alfalfa & Forage News: Article

2019 Annual UC Alfalfa and Forage Field Day at Kearney Scheduled for September

June 12, 2019
By Nicholas E Clark
2019 Annual Alfalfa and Forage Field Day Thursday, September 19, 2019 UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Parlier 9240 S. Riverbend Ave. NO COST TO ATTEND Get ready for a half day of forage research demonstrations and educational presentations in the field and in the classroom.
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Georgios Vidalakis, left, and UC Riverside plant pathologist Wenbo Ma are among scientists searching for an HLB cure. (Photo: UCR Today)
ANR News Blog: Article

Screen installed over the 'parent navel' in Riverside to protect it from disease

June 12, 2019
By Jeannette Warnert
City of Riverside staff draped a synthetic screen on a steel frame to encompass the 'parent navel' orange tree at the corner of Arlington and Magnolia avenues in Riverside to protect it from Asian citrus psyllids that spread huanglongbing disease, reported Ryan Hagen in the Riverside Press-Enterpris...
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A tsetse fly, the work of medical entomologist Geoffrey Attardo. He will deliver a presentation on tsetse flies at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 12 in the G Street Wunderbar, 228 G St.
Bug Squad: Article

Got Milk? Got a Question About Tsetse Flies?

June 11, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Got milk? Got a question about tsetse flies? Yes? Then you'll want to attend the Science Caf presentation on Wednesday, June 7, when medical entomologist and tsetse expert Geoffrey Attardo of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology will discuss Got Milk?
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HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Glyphosate (e.g., "Roundup") Use in Contra Costa Gardens

June 10, 2019
Help for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Help Desk Request: I've just moved into my first house, and I would like to grow a moderate-sized vegetable garden in the back of the property.
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A lady beetle, aka ladybug, ready to devour aphids, its primary food source. Image taken in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Birds, Bats or a Bloom? But No Splat!

June 9, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Remember that massive green blob that showed up Tuesday night, June 4 on the National Weather Service (NWS) radar in San Diego, and NWS tweeted it was a a cloud of ladybugs (termed a bloom)? Wait! They may NOT have been ladybugs, scientifically known as lady beetles, family Coccinellidae.
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Reduce breeding habitats for mosquitoes by dumping standing water from flower pots or storing them upside down so they do not collect water.<br>(Credit: Jack Kelly Clark)
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Drain After the Rain

June 5, 2019
By Karey Windbiel-Rojas
Whether you're having a backyard barbecue or enjoying outdoor activities as the weather warms up, it's important to protect yourself from mosquitoes and their bites.
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Community Pest News: Article

Solarizing Soil to Fight Pests

June 5, 2019
By Karey Windbiel-Rojas
Soil solarization is a method home gardeners and farmers can use to manage soilborne pests such as weeds, disease pathogens, nematodes and insects. Solarization can reduce help reduce pesticides used to control these pests.
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