How can weed control help with wildfire preparedness?
Wildfires are part of California's...
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This week, we put the spotlight on invasive species and how these non-native plants, animals, and...
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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)
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)
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Pests have popularity contests too. We recently looked at how many visits our popular Pest Notes...
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We've been getting calls this summer from gardeners finding fire blight damage in backyards and...
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