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Wild Turkeys: Is This a Pest?

Adult male wild turkeys (toms). (Credit: K Windbiel-Rojas)

Have you seen wild turkeys wandering through your neighborhood? These American birds were once on...

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Posted on Thursday, June 24, 2021 at 11:55 AM

Author: Belinda J. Messenger-Sikes

Tags: community (6), control (57), Giusti (1), pest (108), pest management (85), Pest Notes (102), UC IPM (298), urban (11), wild turkey (3), wildlife (12)

Focus Area Tags: Pest Management, Yard & Garden

New Wildlife Pest Identification Tool

Group of coyote pups on a dirt road (Credit: N Quinn)

Wildlife in California is an important natural resource that many people appreciate in their...

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Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at 4:13 PM

Tags: diagnostic (2), identification (7), resources (5), tool (2), UC IPM (298), vertebrate (4), wildlife (12)

Focus Area Tags: Environment, Pest Management, Yard & Garden

Invasive Species Action Week 2021

Sideview of adult spotted lanternfly. (Photo courtesy of Bugwood)

California Invasive Species Action Week began Saturday, June 5 and runs through Sunday, June...

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Posted on Sunday, June 6, 2021 at 8:00 PM

Tags: California Department Fish and Wildlife (0), California Department of Food and Agriculture (0), CFDA (0), invasive (0), invasive species (0), invasive species action week (0), pest management (0), UC IPM (0)

Focus Area Tags: Environment, Natural Resources, Pest Management, Yard & Garden

Invasive Spotlight: Nutria

Adult nutria with white muzzle and whiskers, and long, round tail.<br>(Credit: J Gross)

Nutria are found near rivers, streams, lakes, ponds and wetlands. Their burrowing and feeding on...

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Posted on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at 10:00 AM

Tags: aquatic (0), California Department Fish and Wildlife (0), CDFW (0), invasive (0), invasive species week (0), nutria (0), pest (0), pest management (0), rodent (0), rodents (0), San Joaquin (0), UC IPM (0)

Focus Area Tags: Environment, Natural Resources, Pest Management

Invasive Spotlight: Eastern gray squirrels and Eastern fox squirrels

Eastern gray squirrel. (Credit: JP Clark)

While some may find them cute, both the Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) and the...

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Posted on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 9:00 PM

Tags: California Department Fish Wildlife (0), CDFW (0), control (0), game (0), invasive (0), invasive species week (0), management (0), tree squirrel (0), UC IPM (0)

Focus Area Tags: Environment, Natural Resources, Pest Management, Yard & Garden

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