Posts Tagged: Pest Notes

Dormant Sprays for Peach Leaf Curl

Winter is a key time for gardeners to take preventive actions against peach leaf curl in some areas...

Foliage damaged by peach leaf curl.

Foliage damaged by peach leaf curl. [Photo by J.K. Clark]

Lizards!

Although some lizards eat plants, most lizards feed on insects. In California, the most common...

Spooky Spiders?

Halloween is the perfect time to talk about some of the creepy, crawlies that scare people the...

Insects in Lawns

Contrary to popular belief, insects are not a common cause of residential lawn damage in...

Pulling back damaged lawn cut to reveal two masked chafer larvae on soil.

Pulling back damaged lawn cut to reveal two masked chafer larvae on soil. [Photo by J.K. Clark]

Bagrada bug continues to spread in California

The Bagrada bug (Bagrada hilaris) is an invasive stink bug insect that was first reported in 2008...

Damage to carrots from Bagrada bug feeding. (Photo by Rick Machado, Menifee)

Damage to carrots from Bagrada bug feeding. (Photo by Rick Machado, Menifee)

Bagrada bug feeding damage to tomatoes. (Photo by Rick Machado, Menifee)

Bagrada bug feeding damage to tomatoes. (Photo by Rick Machado, Menifee)

Bagrada bug feeding damage to tomatoes. (Photo by Jennifer Evangelista, San Luis Obispo)

Bagrada bug feeding damage to tomatoes. (Photo by Jennifer Evangelista, San Luis Obispo)

Backyard corn damaged by Bagrada bugs. (Photo by Larry Adcock, Arroyo Grande)

Backyard corn damaged by Bagrada bugs. (Photo by Larry Adcock, Arroyo Grande)

Bagrada bugs on strawberry foliage. Not seen to cause any feeding damage. (Photo by Jennifer Evangelista, San Luis Obispo)

Bagrada bugs on strawberry foliage. Not seen to cause any feeding damage. (Photo by Jennifer Evangelista, San Luis Obispo)

Stippling and eventual necrosis of damaged tissue in chiko burdock. (Photo by Don DeLano, Pomona)

Stippling and eventual necrosis of damaged tissue in chiko burdock. (Photo by Don DeLano, Pomona)

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