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Pests in the Urban Landscape

Invasive Spotlight: Wild Pigs

It may surprise you to learn that California is home to invasive wild pigs, also called feral hogs...

Posted on Monday, June 4, 2018 at 8:00 PM
Tags: disease (54), domestic livestock (1), economic damage (2), feral (3), pathogens (7), pest notes (119), pests (74), UC IPM (404), wild pigs (3)
Focus Area Tags: Pest Management, Yard & Garden

Invasive Spotlight: Asian Citrus Psyllid and Huanglongbing Disease

As part of our coverage of California Invasive Species Action Week, today we focus on a pair of...

Oranges
Oranges

Oranges

Posted on Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 11:02 PM
Tags: ACP (32), Asian citrus psyllid (32), citrus (19), disease (54), economic harm (1), HLB (27), huanglongbing (36), Invasive (67), pest (210), UC IPM (404)
Focus Area Tags: Economic Development, Food, Pest Management, Yard & Garden

California Invasive Species Action Week

Did you know that every 60 days, a new and potentially damaging invasive species enters...

Giant reed invading a waterway. (Credit: Joseph M. DiTomaso)
Giant reed invading a waterway. (Credit: Joseph M. DiTomaso)

Giant reed invading a waterway. (Credit: Joseph M. DiTomaso)

Posted on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at 8:00 PM
Tags: animals (2), California (31), diseases (11), economic (1), environmental (2), globalization (1), harm (1), invasive species action week (6), pathogens (7), pests (74), plants (13), threat (1), UC IPM (404)
Focus Area Tags: Pest Management, Yard & Garden

Nutgrass Can Drive You Nuts

Nutgrass, also called nutsedge, could easily be one of the top 5 nuisance weeds gardeners deal with...

Posted on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 1:05 PM
Tags: control (66), garden (68), landscape (66), nuisance (8), nutgrass (1), nutsedge (1), purple (1), rhizomes (1), tubers (1), UC IPM (404), weeds (41), yellow (1)
Focus Area Tags: Pest Management, Yard & Garden

Curling Leaves on Plants

If you are puzzled by curling leaves on plants in your garden or landscape, you may need to do some...

Plant problem diagnostic tool menu.
Plant problem diagnostic tool menu.

Plant problem diagnostic tool menu.

Posted on Monday, May 21, 2018 at 1:16 PM
Tags: abiotic (8), aphids (14), damage (19), herbicide (13), leaf curling (1), peach leaf curl (11), thrips (6), UC IPM (404), whiteflies (7)
Focus Area Tags: Pest Management, Yard & Garden

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