Pest Management & Plant Health

At UC IPM we recognize pesticide safety education every month, but February in particular is National Pesticide Safety Education Month! Below are some simple tips for using pesticides safely to protect yourself, others, wildlife, and the environment.

From February 24 - 28, 2025, help increase public awareness of invasive species and join the fight against invasive species by participating in National Invasive Species Action Week (NISAW).

The entomology world is mourning the loss of UC Davis Professor Emeritus Bruce Eldridge. As a medical entomologist, his exemplary military, academic and administrative career spanned more than six decades. He died Wednesday, Feb. 5 in Davis at age 91. Dr.

Recent rainfall throughout much of California has created puddles and stagnant water. With the temperature warming up in many parts of the state, this combination can create the perfect situation for mosquitoes to breed. We encourage you to drain after the rain to reduce mosquito-breeding sites.

This is a presentation we've all been looking forward to: pesticides and the impact on bees and other pollinators. It's especially important now due to the troubling bee losses throughout the nation.

Learn about one of the major diseases associated with poor water management, oak root fungus (Armillaria root rot), and what you can do about it.

Fruit flies are important economic pests, causing millions of dollars in damage, but not many scientists know how to identify them.

As part of a national team of entomologists studying the management of spotted-wing drosophila (SWD), we are reaching out to Central Coast Strawberry and Caneberry growers/PCAs regarding a survey on SWD Impacts.

As of January 1, 2025, popular lawn and garden pesticides belonging to the neonicotinoid class, can no longer be used by home gardeners on outdoor fruit trees, lawns, or ornamental plants in California.

Entomologist Marlin Rice, who interviews "living legends" for the American Entomologist, a publication of the Entomological Society of America (ESA), uses a question-and-answer format in his popular Legends' column to connect with and draw out his subjects.