Pest Notes News Today

Now that Spring is arriving in Tulare and Kings counties, perhaps you’ve noticed (or will soon) a shrub or tree not looking as vigorous, with a sticky substance on discolored

Before you reach for that pesticide spray to do battle with a garden pest, consider the beneficial insects (defined as an insect that is valuable in the garden, performing pest

Home, landscape, and structural pest news from the UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program

Battling garden pests, first with education, not pesticides Kathy Grant Our creeks and waterways are in trouble these days, from all the legacy pesticides showing up in sediment and water samples, long after they were sprayed, from miles away. These pesticides remain toxic to some of the water critters today, as they were to pests on the landscapes, when sprayed years ago.    Most likely, the pesticide residue found in California waterways did NOT come from agricultural practices, however, b...