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Beware of Poison Oak

Summer is a great time for outdoor activities like camping, hiking, and backpacking. During your...

Poison oak leaves and flowers. [Jack Kelly Clark]
Poison oak leaves and flowers. [Jack Kelly Clark]

Poison oak leaves and flowers. [Jack Kelly Clark]

Autumn colors of poison oak leaves. [Jack Kelly Clark]
Autumn colors of poison oak leaves. [Jack Kelly Clark]

Autumn colors of poison oak leaves. [Jack Kelly Clark]

Posted on Monday, August 28, 2017 at 10:45 PM
Tags: avoid (1), camping (3), hiking (1), landscape (66), poison oak (6), summer (9), uc ipm (404), weed (17)

Using Herbicides Safely Around Trees

[From the May 2017 issue of the UC IPM Green Bulletin] It's among every landscape professional's...

Posted on Monday, June 5, 2017 at 12:14 PM

Beneficial Predator Spotlight: Lacewings

Last week, we discussed some common beneficial predators that help control pests on garden and...

Posted on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 7:00 AM
Tags: beneficial (18), garden (68), lacewing (1), landscape (66), natural enemies (19), pests (74), predator (5), UC IPM (404)

Beneficial Predators Fight Garden Pests

You're probably familiar with lady beetles (aka lady bugs), common beneficial insect predators that...

Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 9:06 PM
Tags: aphids (14), assassin (2), beneficial predators (1), garden (68), insects (19), landscape (66), pesticides (37), pirate (1), predaceous ground beetle (1), spiders (10), UC IPM (404), wasp (4)

Catchweed Bedstraw or Velcro Plant

Catchweed bedstraw. It's that weed that tugs at your clothes while you pass by or attaches to your...

Posted on Monday, April 10, 2017 at 8:02 AM
Tags: annual (3), bedstraw (1), catchweed (1), control (66), garden (68), landscape (66), management (73), summer (9), UCIPM (88), Velcro (1), weed (17), winter (10)

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