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Posts Tagged: exotic

What makes a weed an invasive plant?

Invasive pampasgrass (Credit: J DiTomaso)

Weeds are usually thought of as native plants we don't want in areas such as landscapes, fields,...

Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 6:03 PM
Tags: exotic (11), invasive (44), invasive species (7), management (42), pest (105), pest management (66), retail newsletter (9), UC IPM (277), weed (12)
Focus Area Tags: Natural Resources, Pest Management, Yard & Garden

The White Garden Snail: A Serious Threat to Landscape Ornamentals?

Figure 1. The adult white garden snail has a medium-sized shell about the size of a nickel or dime. (Credit: DR Hodel)

  The white garden snail (Theba pisana), sometimes known as the Italian white snail, can...

Posted on Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 8:00 AM
Tags: control (54), exotic (11), Hodel (6), invasive (44), invasive species (7), management (42), pest (105), pest management (66), retail newsletter (9), snails (5), UC IPM (277), white garden snail (1)
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Natural Resources, Pest Management, Yard & Garden

Keep an Eye Out for Spotted Lanternfly

Figure 2. Side view of the adult spotted lanternfly.

The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is a new exotic pest that was first detected in...

Posted on Monday, August 24, 2020 at 9:00 AM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Natural Resources, Pest Management

Don't Move Firewood!

Don't Move Firewood!

[From the Summer issue of the UC IPM Retail Nursery & Garden Center News] When you...

Don't Move Firewood!
Don't Move Firewood!

Don't Move Firewood!

Posted on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 10:00 PM
Tags: burn (1), California (31), exotic (11), firewood (7), invasive (44), oak mortality task force (1), pests (64), tree (20), UC IPM (277)
Focus Area Tags: Pest Management

Invasive Spotlight: Wrapping Up California Invasive Species Action Week

Huanglongbing, the disease carried by the Asian citrus psyllid, causes asymmetrical yellow mottling of leaves and odd shape and greening of fruit. (Credit: Dr. Susan E. Halbert)

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 (43), exotic (11), invasive (44), Japanese dodder (1), plant (2), red imported fire ant (2), shot hole borer (1), species (3), species (3), UC IPM (277), wild pigs (3)
Focus Area Tags: Pest Management, Yard & Garden

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