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Pests in the Urban Landscape

Mountain Lion Attack in Orange County on Livestock

A mountain lion entered an Orange County corral last week where nine pygmy goats belonging to...

Posted on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 10:23 AM
Tags: 4-H (1), human-wildlife interactions (1), livestock (2), mountain lion (1), orange county (2), quinn (17), smith (1), ucipm (88), vickers (1), warnert (9)

Boxelder Bugs

If you are seeing black and red bugs scurrying about near trees and buildings, they may be boxelder...

Posted on Monday, April 3, 2017 at 9:43 AM
Tags: boxelder (3), bugs (5), insects (19), maple (1), nuisance (8), pests (74), spring (7), UC IPM (404)

Mosquito Eater? What's That Flying Insect?

It's now spring, which means the appearance of all kinds of insects, including those large, leggy...

Posted on Friday, March 24, 2017 at 6:17 PM
Tags: crane flies (5), hawk (3), mosquito eater (1), UC IPM (404)

National Poison Prevention Week - March 19-25, 2017

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), poisoning is the number one...

Posted on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 1:44 PM
Tags: Agriculture (2), application (1), equipment (1), field workers (1), mixing (1), pesticide (35), poisoning (2), UCIPM (88)

Do You Have Carpet Beetles in Your Home?

Have you noticed small, rounded beetles that resemble miniature lady beetles crawling your home...

Posted on Sunday, March 19, 2017 at 10:36 AM
Tags: beetle (15), carpet (1), fabric (2), fur (2), furniture (1), larvae (3), pests (74), UC IPM (404), wool (1)

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