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Pests in the Urban Landscape

Tree Squirrels - Newly Updated Resource

Squirrels commonly cause damage around homes and gardens when they dig holes, feed on fruits and...

Posted on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at 8:31 AM
Tags: Baldwin (6), damage (19), ground (2), Quinn (17), squirrel (3), tree (22), UC IPM (404)

When Monitoring Is the Best Action - The Case of Two “Flux Diseases”

[From the August 2016 issue of the UC IPM Green Bulletin] Two “sap flux” diseases...

Posted on Monday, September 12, 2016 at 4:33 PM
Tags: armillaria (2), bacterial (3), dieback (6), flux (1), foamy (2), Lacan (4), oozing (1), phytopthora (1), scribing (1), slime (1), sudden oak death (6), UCIPM (88), wetwood (1)

Insect or Alien Invader?

We have received several questions lately from people who've found large, strange looking insects...

Posted on Friday, September 9, 2016 at 4:04 PM
Tags: bug (6), cricket (1), garden (68), insects (19), Jerusalem (1), potato (1), UCIPM (88), Windbiel (5)

South American Palm Weevil Detected in San Diego County

[From the August 2016 issue of the UC IPM Green Bulletin] The South American palm weevil (SAPW),...

Posted on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 12:50 PM
Tags: Canary Island (2), County Department Agriculture (1), date (1), Ellis (1), palm (2), Pelham (1), San Diego (2), South American (2), UCIPM (88), weevil (2)

Coyotes in California's Urban Areas

[From the August 2016 issue of UC IPM's Retail Nursery & Garden Center IPM News] In many...

Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at 12:35 PM
Tags: california (31), conflict (1), coyotes (4), Quinn (17), Safety (5), UCIPM (88), urban (46), Wildlife (15)

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