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Pests in the Urban Landscape

It's National Honey Bee Day! (August 19th)

National Honey Bee Day is celebrated on the third Saturday of every August. This year it falls on...

Posted on Friday, August 18, 2017 at 10:51 AM
Tags: apiculture (1), colonies (1), damage (19), honey bees (2), Nino (1), Parreira (1), pests (74), UC IPM (403), varroa mite (1)

Keep an Eye out for Powdery Mildew

This time of year, you may notice a white, powdery looking growth on fruit, vegetable plants or...

Posted on Friday, August 18, 2017 at 10:25 AM
Tags: disease (54), fruit (10), fungus (8), ornamental (2), plants (13), powdery mildew (4), UC IPM (403), vegetable (2)

2017: A Great Year for Spider Mites

Many areas in California have experienced a hot and dusty summer, perfect conditions that favor...

Spider mites can produce copious amounts of webbing. (Jack Kelly Clark)
Spider mites can produce copious amounts of webbing. (Jack Kelly Clark)

Spider mites can produce copious amounts of webbing. (Jack Kelly Clark)

Posted on Monday, August 7, 2017 at 1:44 PM
Tags: damage (19), management (73), spider mites (2), stippling (1), UC IPM (403), webbing (2)

You can help prevent a deadly disease from destroying California's citrus

The incurable citrus tree disease huanglongbing, or HLB, has been detected in Los...

Posted on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at 8:15 AM
Tags: asian citrus pysllid (1), citrus (19), disease (54), Grafton-Cardwell (13), greening (3), HLB (27), huanglongbing (36), Kan-Rice (2), Riverside (4)

Pollinator Workshop Saturday, September 23 in Davis

The California Center for Urban Horticulture is partnering with the UC Davis Department of...

Posted on Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at 1:55 PM

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