Pest Management

The New Master Gardener Orientation meeting is designed to give potential volunteers more information about the program, it's history and goals. The first step to becoming a Master Gardener is to attend one of these sessions. There are 3 dates available: In-PersonThursday, October 9th from 10:30am-12…

This webinar is part of the UC Ag Experts Talk series. Dr. Monica Cooper, Viticulture Farm Advisor with the University of California Cooperative Extension, Napa County, will give an introduction to grapevine red blotch virus (GRBV) including its ecology, physiological impacts, symptoms, and management. She…

This webinar is part of the UC Ag Experts Talk series. Dr. Sudan Gyawaly, Area Integrated Pest Management Advisor with the University of California Cooperative Extension in Butte, Sutter-Yuba, Colusa, Glenn, and Tehama Counties, will discuss an overview of the current knowledge of major olive pests and their…

Presenters: Dr. Sandipa Gautam, Cooperative Extension Area Citrus IPM Advisor, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources; Dr. Kris Godfrey, Project Scientist, Contained Research Facility, UC Davis; Dr. Daniel Carrillo, Assistant Professor, Entomology & Nematology Department, University of Florida; Tera Pitman…

Come learn about this invasive weed that has taken over large portions of California’s range land and urban landscape. Learn about its origins, how it moves, why it is so difficult to control, how to overcome these difficulties, control methods, and how to design an effective control program.

This webinar is part of the UC Ag Experts Talk series. Dr. Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, Delta Crops Resource Management Advisor with the University of California Cooperative Extension, San Joaquin County, will discuss the principles of Integrated Pest Management and pest management in alfalfa, small grains,…

This webinar is part of the UC Ag Experts Talk series. Nicholas Clark, Associate Cooperative Extension Area Agronomic Cropping Systems and Nutrient Management Advisor, will give an introduction of agronomic cropping systems and their current weed and insect pest management challenges. He will describe…

Do not miss this upcoming meeting hosted by The University of Arizona, Arizona Experiment Station and Emerging Viruses in Cucurbits Working Group (EVCWG) that is focused on the management of insect transmitted viruses in desert melon production. Two of our local UCCE Imperial County advisors, Ana Pastrana …

The best thing about growing tomatoes – their wonderful flavor. The worst? Pests, diseases and environmental threats.  In this presentation, UC Master Gardeners of Orange County will examine those and provide general control methods, including crop rotation, planting/watering, choosing disease resistant…

The best thing about growing tomatoes – their wonderful flavor. The worst? Pests, diseases and environmental threats.  In this presentation, UC Master Gardeners of Orange County will examine those and provide general control methods, including crop rotation, planting/watering, choosing disease…