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Pests in the Urban Landscape

West Coast Rodent Academy Trains Pest Management Professionals

[From the May 2017 issue of the UC IPM Green Bulletin] The West Coast Rodent Academy (WCRA) is a...

West Coast Rodent Academy Workgroup [K. Willingham]
West Coast Rodent Academy Workgroup [K. Willingham]

West Coast Rodent Academy Workgroup [K. Willingham]

Posted on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 9:44 AM

Reduce Clutter to Reduce Pests

Most of us have clutter we've hidden away in closets, drawers, garages, or in other storage space....

This cluttered garage has many hiding spaces for pests. [A. Schellman]
This cluttered garage has many hiding spaces for pests. [A. Schellman]

Cluttered garage has many hiding spaces for pests. [A. Schellman]

Posted on Monday, May 22, 2017 at 9:38 AM
Tags: bed bugs (20), clothes moths (7), clutter (4), cockroaches (12), mice (13), pantry (10), pests (74), rats (20), rodents (12), sanitation (6), spiders (10), storage (4), UC IPM (404)

Beneficial Predator Spotlight: Lacewings

Last week, we discussed some common beneficial predators that help control pests on garden and...

Posted on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 7:00 AM
Tags: beneficial (18), garden (68), lacewing (1), landscape (66), natural enemies (19), pests (74), predator (5), UC IPM (404)

Retailers Attend IPM Workshops on Invasive Pests and More

[From the May 2017 issue of the UC IPM Retail Newsletter] Retail nursery and garden center...

Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 8:58 AM
Tags: ACP (32), center (2), employees (1), exotics (1), garden (68), HLB (27), household pests (3), invasives. (1), nursery (9), pesticides (37), resources (6), retail (11), UCIPM (88)

Flies Spoiling Your Cherry Season?

As cherries begin to ripen on backyard fruit trees, you'll want to monitor the fruit for pests,...

Posted on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 1:19 PM
Tags: cherry (6), fly (4), fruit (10), maggot (1), pest (210), spotted wing drosophila (2), sunken (1), UC IPM (404)

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