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Posts Tagged: invasive

Stinknet, an Emerging Invasive Weed

I recently attended a Santa Ana River Orange County Weed Management Area (SAROCWMA) meeting and...

Posted on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at 11:00 PM
Tags: California (31), impact (1), invasive (67), noxious (1), pineapple weed (1), plant council (1), stinknet (1), UC IPM (404), weed (17), Wilen (12)
Focus Area Tags: Pest Management

Summer-it’s a time for swimming, BBQs, camping, and eating invasive species

During California Invasive Species Action Week (June 2 – June 10), we highlighted several...

Posted on Monday, June 18, 2018 at 9:14 AM
Tags: California (0), disease (0), firewood (0), garden (0), infestation (0), invasive species (0), pests (0), summer (0), UC IPM (0)
Focus Area Tags: Pest Management, Yard & Garden

Invasive Spotlight: Wrapping Up California Invasive Species Action Week

This week, we put the spotlight on invasive species and how these non-native plants, animals, and...

Posted on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 10:00 PM
Tags: action week (1), California (31), disease (54), exotic (12), invasive (67), Japanese dodder (1), plant (3), red imported fire ant (2), shot hole borer (2), species (4), species (4), UC IPM (404), wild pigs (3)
Focus Area Tags: Pest Management, Yard & Garden

Invasive Spotlight: Red Imported Fire Ant

The red imported fire ant, or RIFA for short, is no ordinary red ant. This invasive pest lives up...

White pustules from red imported fire ant sting. (Credit: Texas Agricultural Extension Service)
White pustules from red imported fire ant sting. (Credit: Texas Agricultural Extension Service)

White pustules from red imported fire ant sting. (Credit: Texas Agricultural Extension Service)

Southern fire ant fire ant worker with red head and thorax and dark abdomen. (Credit: Jack Kelly Clark)
Southern fire ant fire ant worker with red head and thorax and dark abdomen. (Credit: Jack Kelly Clark)

Southern fire ant fire ant worker with red head and thorax and dark abdomen. (Credit: Jack Kelly Clark)

Posted on Friday, June 8, 2018 at 10:00 PM
Tags: bite (0), CDFA (0), invasive species (0), nurseries (0), pest (0), red imported fire ant (0), RIFA (0), southern California (0), sting (0), UC IPM (0), venom (0)
Focus Area Tags: Pest Management, Yard & Garden

Invasive Spotlight: Shot Hole Borers and the Diseases They Carry

Shot hole borers are tiny insects the size of a sesame seed that don't look particularly harmful,...

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Posted on Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 10:00 PM
Focus Area Tags: Pest Management, Yard & Garden

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