Pest Management & Plant Health

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Bryan Brown, integrated weed management specialist for New York State Integrated Pest Management, stands in a soybean field that lost 50% of its yield to weed competition, even after several herbicide applications.

Timing is everything for weed management

July 10, 2022
By Gale Perez
From the Cornell Chronicle--June 22, 2022 Farmers can tailor their efforts to control weeds more effectively by pinpointing when a particular weed will emerge, according to a new Cornell study.
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Pampasgrass infestation in a coastal area.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Invasive Pest Spotlight: Pampasgrass & Jubatagrass

July 8, 2022
By Belinda Messenger-Sikes, Karey Windbiel-Rojas
Pampasgrass and jubatagrass facts Pampasgrass (Cortaderia selloana) is a common ornamental landscape plant that readily naturalizes throughout California's coastal areas and some interior regions.
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Mature plantain plant in a lawn.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Controlling Weeds Webinar, 7/21

July 8, 2022
By Karey Windbiel-Rojas
Looking for ways to manage weeds in your lawn or landscape? Join us on July 21, 2022 at noon for UC IPM's free monthly webinar to learn about how to control weeds using mostly nonchemical methods.
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The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

See you at the Stanislaus County Fair! (July 8-17) 2022

July 8, 2022
By Anne E Schellman
Summer is here, and so is the Stanislaus County Fair! Our local University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Master Gardener Program volunteers are excited to have a presence at the fair this year.
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Alfalfa & Forage News: Article

Insecticide resistance in alfalfa: the basics, why it matters, and what can you do?

July 7, 2022
By Ian M Grettenberger, Michael D Rethwisch
Insecticide resistance in alfalfa weevils is spreading across California Insecticide resistance is alive and well in alfalfa. Growers in Scott Valley, Palo Verde Valley, and the Los Banos area have reported issues with control failures for alfalfa weevil. In 2016, Dr. Steve Orloff and Dr.
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Male Earwig in Alstromeria blossom, Photo courtesy Keyt Fischer
The Coastal Gardener : Article

Seasonal Pests - E for Earwigs

July 7, 2022
By Sherida J Phibbs
E is for Earwigs - The Cringe-worthy Earwig For most people, there is something cringe-worthy about the ubiquitous earwig.
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An assassin bug, Zelus renardii,waits to ambush prey on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

No 'Assassination' Today!

July 7, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
No assassinations today! But an "assassination attempt." There it was, a leafhopper assassin bug, Zelus renardii, waiting for prey atop a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola in a Vacaville pollinator garden. Yes, it's native to North America.
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The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

What the Master Gardener Program Has Taught Me

July 6, 2022
By Anne E Schellman
One of my favorite things about being a Master Gardener is that I never stop learning about gardens, plants, and insects. Talking to 2022 Stanislaus County Master Gardener program students, who were wrapping up their 18-week course, caused me to reflect on what I have learned.
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These scientists will participate in the international symposium, "The Frontiers in Chemical Ecology."
Bug Squad: Article

Congrats to All of the Rising Stars, 'Frontiers in Chemical Ecology'

July 5, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
(Editor's Note: The public can sign up for the free- access webinar, sponsored by Bedoukian Research, Inc., here: https://bit.ly/3PeXJhu) If you're a postdoctoral researcher, it's not every day you get to present your work at an international symposium.
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Removing seeds from irrigation canal near Tulare, CA using chaining

A Primer on Irrigation Canal Weeds

June 27, 2022
The 17 western states have approximately 40 million square miles of irrigated farmland, supplied by an extensive network of irrigation canals. Without this system of irrigation, farming in most of the western states would not be possible.
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