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Pests in the Urban Landscape

Warmer Weather and Rain Bring Mosquitoes

Spring is almost here and temperatures are already increasing. Warm, sunny days paired with...

Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 4:31 PM
Tags: mosquitoes (11), prevention (16), rain (6), repellents (1), spring (7), water (7), West Nile virus (10)

Invasive Spotlight: Asian Citrus Psyllid and Huanglongbing

If you subscribe to our Pests in the Landscape blog, you'll notice that we frequently post updates...

Posted on Friday, March 3, 2017 at 5:05 PM

Invasive Spotlight: Zika Virus

The Zika virus is spread to people mainly through the bite of an infected mosquito, mostly Aedes...

Posted on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 5:11 PM
Tags: Aedes aegypti (2), albopictus (2), bites (6), CDC (6), Centers for Disease Control (4), Consumer Reports (2), DEET (4), EPA (8), lemon eucalyptus (4), mosquito (20), Picardin (3), repellent (9), UC IPM (403), virus (6), West Nile (3), Zika (10)

Invasive Spotlight: Wild Pigs

Domestic pigs are a familiar farm animal, but have you heard about wild pigs? These animals are...

Posted on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 5:06 PM
Tags: boar (1), disease (54), economic damage (2), feral (3), invasive (67), invasive species week (8), Livestock (2), pathogens (7), UC IPM (403), wild pigs (3), Wildlife (15)

Invasive Spotlight: Invasive Plants

Invasive plants are weeds that infest natural ecosystems, rangelands and pasture. They can cause...

Posted on Monday, February 27, 2017 at 5:26 PM
Tags: garden center (9), invasive species week (8), landscape (66), plants (13), retail nursery (8), UC IPM (403), weed (17)

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