Pest Management & Plant Health

Talk about "crafty"--as in cunning or sneaky--insects.

This article was written for the UC IPM Retail Nursery and Garden Center News, a publication directed at retail nursery store employees.

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: Visiting the Master Gardener Help Desk at our new relocated offices @ 2380 Bisso Lane in Concord I found these spiders in my home Although I know that they aren't normally fou...

From the Topics in Subtropics blog A garden can be a competitive environment. Plants and unseen microorganisms in the soil all need precious space to grow. And to gain that space, a microbe might produce and use chemicals that kill its plant competitors.

Molecular biologist Shirley Luckhart, a former UC Davis professor who joined the University of Idaho faculty and administration in 2017, has been selected to deliver the Founders' Memorial Award Lecture at Entomology 2018, the joint annual meeting of the Entomological Societies of America, Canada, a...

Praying mantids are well-known predators we often see lurking around gardens, landscapes, and sometimes near porch lights, waiting for a tasty meal to arrive. Praying mantid adults are 2 to 4 inches (5-10 cm) long and are usually yellowish, green, or brown.

Herbicides are the main means of controlling weeds. Recently, there has been increasing concern over the potential impacts of climate change, specifically, increasing temperatures and elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations, on the sensitivity of weeds to herbicides.

From the Rice Farming magazine... By Vicky Boyd, Editor The California Rice Experiment Station has found a partner in Albaugh LLC to help bring their ROXY herbicide-tolerant rice system to market.

You may see leafhoppers in your garden or landscape this time of year as they hop about feeding on a variety of plants. You can distinguish these small, wedge-shaped insects from other pests by their tendency to quickly jump or crawl rapidly sideways when disturbed.

New Release from CDFA: SACRAMENTO, August 30, 2018 A portion of Sacramento and Yolo Counties have been placed under quarantine for the Oriental fruit fly following the detection of 15 flies in and around the southern part of the City of Sacramento near the Lemon Hill community.