Pest management

Please join us for the 2025 Lettuce Fusarium Wilt Trial Field Day in Soledad - August 26, 2025 10 am - 12 pm. Trials include variety evaluations, steam treatment evaluations, and fungicide evaluations. Pre-registration is strongly suggested. Please see full article for additional info and directions.

in this issue...MAKING THE MOST OF SUMMER: SOLARIZATION AND BIOSOLARIZATION FORSOILBORNE PATHOGEN CONTROL IN THE LOW DESERTRESULTS FROM A RESEARCH TRIAL ON THE ERODIBILITY OF SOIL-APPLIEDFERTILIZERS IN LOW DESERT SUDAN GRASSAREA-WIDE MONITORING OF KEY INSECT PESTS ACROSS THE IMPERIALVALLEY: JUNE 2025…

In Part 1 of this story, we covered some basics of biological control. Now let’s talk about some of the good bugs helping to control invasive pests in California. Controlling yellow starthistle one weevil at a timeYellow starthistle (YST) is a harmful invasive plant that is established and widespread in…

You have probably heard about the “good bugs” that eat pest insects around your home and garden, like ladybugs, lacewings, and spiders. You may have even purchased some beneficial insects or nematodes at a garden store. Good bugs can also help us manage invasive species, but the process is a bit more…