Integrated Pest Management · Agriculture and Natural Resources
University of California
Landscape and garden resources
PRINT RESOURCES
ONLINE RESOURCES
Quick Tips cards
Colorful 3.5" x 8.5" cards with environmentally sound solutions for selected pests of homes, landscapes, and gardens. Good for countertop display. Available in print and online, in English and Spanish.
Pest Notes
Informative leaflets that cover over 150 insect, weed, pathogen, and rodent pests of gardens, landscapes, homes, and structures. Available as PDF files or online.
Vegetable Pest Identification for Gardens and Small Farms
Keep this handy card set in your pocket for quick identification of vegetable, melon, and fruit tree pests.
Landscape Pest Identification Cards
Carry these 46 pocket-sized laminated cards in the field as handy references for identifying and monitoring major diseases and pest insects and mites and their natural enemies in California landscapes.
UC Guide to Healthy Lawns
Includes sections on turf selection, irrigating, mowing and fertilizing properly, and how to diagnose and solve problems. Advice is appropriate for home gardeners and managers of parks, school grounds, and other low-maintenance turf in California.
IPM books for gardens, landscapes, and floriculture
Color photographs, identification guides, biological and management information for hundreds of pests, as well as a plant host-based diagnostic table in the back.
- Healthy Roses: Environmentally Friendly Ways to Manage Pests and Disorders in Your Garden and Landscape
- Pests of the Garden and Small Farm (for vegetables and fruit trees)
- Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs
- Integrated Pest Management for Floriculture and Nurseries
- Natural Enemies Handbook: The Illustrated Guide to Biological Pest Control
Water quality guide
This online interactive guide explains the environmental effects of home and garden pesticides and what you can do to help.
Online galleries
The UC IPM galleries include many, but not all, weed and natural enemy (beneficial) species commonly found in California farms and landscapes.
Online identification keys
Other publications
Statewide IPM Program staff members work closely with area IPM advisors, farm advisors, specialists, and researchers to develop state-of-the-art educational materials that reflect the newest advances in pest management.
