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Announcements and major site changes since January 2017 are featured on this page. See also the list of major site changes from 1995-2019.

Announcements

UC IPM released its annual report, 2022 Highlights.

New Wildlife Pest Identification Tool.

New Weed Control User Tool (WeedCUT).

Major site changes

Changes in 2024

October 30, 2024

Home and Landscape: The Fall issue of the Home & Garden Pest Newsletter is online.

October 11, 2024

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar: Carrot Production and Pest Management in the Central Valley has been added to UC IPM's video library.

September 10, 2024

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar: Avocado Pests and their Management in California has been added to UC IPM's video library.

September 6, 2024

Home and Landscape: The Summer issue for the Green Bulletin (PDF) is now online.

August 30, 2024

Home and Landscape: Twelve English language Quick Tips have been revised: ants, aphids, beneficial predators, fleas, garden chemicals, gophers, house mouse, keep our water clean, landscape design and water quality, leaf-feeding caterpillars, powdery mildew, and scales.

August 20, 2024

Agriculture: Revised Diseases section of Rice Pest Management Guidelines published.

August 2, 2024

Agriculture, Gardens, and Landscapes: New pages for roughseed buttercup and alkali mallow has been added to the Weed Photo Gallery.

July 31, 2024

Garden and landscape: New or revised webpages on Orange Rust of Caneberries, Rust of Peach and Prune, Sappy Bark, Scab of Almond and Stone Fruits, Shallow Bark Canker of Walnut, Sour Rot of Fig, Stamen Blight of Caneberries, Sunblotch, Tristeza Disease Complex, Virus Diseases of Caneberries, Virus Diseases of Cherry, and Virus Diseases of Prunus Species.

July 29, 2024

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar: Vine Mealybug Controls in California Vineyards has been added to UC IPM's video library.

July 25, 2024

Agriculture: Updates to Oriental Fruit MothBrown Marmorated Stink BugPheromone Traps; the Year-Round IPM Program (Bloom and Fruit Development); and treatment tables in Fruittree LeafrollerKatydids,Obliquebanded LeafrollerOmnivorous Leafroller, and Peach Twig Borer in the Pest Management Guidelines: Peach are now published.

July 16, 2024

Home and Landscape: The Summer issue of the Home & Garden Pest Newsletter is online.

July 15, 2024

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Flea Control & Diseases: Starting from Scratch has been added to UC IPM's video library.

July 15, 2024

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Moles, Voles, and Gophers! has been added to UC IPM's video library.

July 15, 2024

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Mosquitoes & Ticks of Public Health Concern has been added to UC IPM's video library.

July 9, 2024

Agriculture: New online courses - Invertebrate Pests in Citrus and Scale Pests of Citrus are now available.

July 2, 2024

Agriculture: Revised General Management in an IPM Program and Insects, Mites, and Other Invertebrates sections of Rice Pest Management Guidelines published.

June 21, 2024

Home and Landscape: New management guidelines for nutsedge were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes, and Turf (Pest Notes).

June 10, 2024

Home and Landscape: New management guidelines for rats were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes, and Turf (Pest Notes).

June 10, 2024

Garden and landscape: New or revised webpages on Cane and Leaf Rust of Caneberries, Late Leaf Rust of Raspberries, Leaf Spot Diseases of Strawberry, Pear Decline, Phomopsis Cane and Leaf Spot of Grape, Phytophthora Crown and Root Rot of Grape, Phytophthora Gummosis of Citrus, Pierce's Disease of Grape, Purple Blotch of Caneberries, and Stem Cankers and Dieback.

June 10, 2024

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar: Management of Lygus Bugs in Strawberry has been added to UC IPM's video library.

June 10, 2024

Agriculture: Revised Weeds section of the Carrot Pest Management Guidelines is now published.

May 31, 2024

Agriculture: Updates to the Characteristics of Strawberry Cultivars Commonly Grown in California page in the Pest Management Guidelines: Strawberry are now published.

May 22, 2024

Agriculture: Updates to Alfalfa Caterpillar, Clover Root Curculio, Weevils, and Weed management in seedling and established alfalfa in the Pest Management Guidelines: Alfalfa are now published.

May 10, 2024

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar: Monitoring Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer in Wine Grape Vineyards has been added to UC IPM's video library.

April 30, 2024

Home and Landscape: Twelve English language Quick Tips have been revised: bark beetles, cockroaches, deer, ground squirrel, pantry pests, rats, snails and slugs, spiders, thrips, weeds in lawns, what is IPM, and whiteflies.

April 18, 2024

Agriculture: Revised Disease section of the Carrot Pest Management Guidelines is now published.

April 10, 2024

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Insect Egg Identification Easter Egg Hunt! has been added to UC IPM's video library.

April 10, 2024

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Peach Leaf Curl and Springtime Fruit Tree Diseases has been added to UC IPM's video library.

April 10, 2024

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Springtime Weed ID and Management has been added to UC IPM's video library.

April 5, 2024

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar: Development of a Highly Successful Biocontrol Program For Asian Citrus Psyllid in California Citrus has been added to UC IPM's video library.

March 26, 2024

Home and Landscape: The Spring issue of the Home & Garden Pest Newsletter is online.

March 25, 2024

Home and Landscape: The Spring issue for the Green Bulletin (PDF) is now online.

March 18, 2024

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar: Alfalfa Insects and Their Management in California has been added to UC IPM's video library.

March 7, 2024

Home and Landscape: Revised Pesticide active ingredients database is now published.

March 6, 2024

Agriculture:  New entries are added for fenazaquin, cyazofamid, and fluopyram in the  Bee Precaution Pesticide Ratings. The flupyradifurone rating was updated. 

March 6, 2024

Agriculture: Revised Nematodes section of the Carrot Pest Management Guidelines is now published.

March 2, 2024

Agriculture: Cotton planting forecast for Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys will be updated daily through May 6.

February 26, 2024

Agriculture: Updates to MaggotsBacterial Bulb Rots, and Fusarium Basal Rot in the Onion Pest Management Guidelines are now published.

January 31, 2024

Home and Landscape: Eleven Spanish language Quick Tips (Notas Breves) have been revised: Hormigas en el hogar (Ants in the home), Áfidos y pulgones (Aphids), Arañas comunes del jardín (Common garden spiders), Ardilla de tierra (Ground squirrels), Chinches de cama (Bed bugs), Cochinillas (scales), Control de malezas utilizando herbicidas (weed control using herbicides), Fertilización del césped (Lawn fertilizing), Manejo integrado de plagas (What is IPM?), Tijerillas (Earwigs), Pudrición de la raíz y la corona causada por Phytophthora (Phytophthora), and one English language Quick Tips: Beneficial predators.

January 25, 2024

Agriculture: New video about Identification and Management of Lygus Bug has been added to UC IPM’s video library.

January 24, 2024

Home and Landscape: New management guidelines for damping-off diseases in the garden were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

Changes in 2023

December 20, 2023

Natural Environments: New management guidelines for Sahara mustard and stinknet were added to Natural Area Pests.

December 18, 2023

Home and Landscape: The Winter issue of the Home & Garden Pest Newsletter is online.

November 29, 2023

Home and Landscape: The Fall issue for the Green Bulletin (PDF) is now online.

November 20, 2023

Agriculture: New Alternaria Leaf Spot, Rhizoctonia Root and Crown Rot, and Stemphylium Leaf Spot sections of the Cilantro and Parsley Pest Management Guidelines are now published.

November 13, 2023

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar: Branched Broomrape: A Parasitic Weed Threat to the Tomato Industry has been added to UC IPM's video library.

October 27, 2023

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar: The Blight Phase of Botryosphaeria Disease of Pistachio and Walnut and its Management has been added to UC IPM's video library.

September 29, 2023

Home and Landscape: Revised webpages on Urban pesticides, fertilizers, and water quality.

September 25, 2023

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar: Decision Thresholds: The Fatal Attraction at the Heart of IPM has been added to UC IPM's video library.

September 21, 2023

Agriculture: Updates to the Rice PMGWeeds.

September 15, 2023

Agriculture: Update to the Tomato PMG: Powdery Mildew on Field Grown Tomatoes and General Properties of Fungicides Used in Tomatoes

September 15, 2023

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Invasive Species Success Stories has been added to UC IPM's video library.

September 11, 2023

Home and Landscape: new videos in the IPM with Diego series created and added to UC IPM’s video library.

August 29, 2023

Home and Landscape: The Summer issue of the Green Bulletin (PDF) is now online.

August 29, 2023

Home and Landscape: new videos in the IPM with Diego series created and added to UC IPM’s video library.

August 25, 2023

Garden and landscape: New or revised webpages on Angular leaf spot of strawberry, Anthracnose of strawberry, Common leaf spot of strawberry, Leaf blotch of strawberry, Leaf scorch of strawberries, Phomopsis leaf blight of strawberry, Fig mosaic virus, and Septoria leaf spot of caneberries.

August 21, 2023

Home and Landscape: The Summer issue of the Home & Garden Pest Newsletter is online.

August 21, 2023

Home and Landscape: New management guidelines for hiring a pest control company were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

August 19, 2023

Agriculture: Updates to the Grape PMG: Botrytis Bunch Rot.

August 19, 2023

Agriculture: Updates to the Citrus PMG: Year-Round Program, Cultural and Other Practices that Affect Pests, Spray Coverage, Ants, Asian Citrus Psyllid, and Huanglongbing.

August 18, 2023

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Beneficial Insects and Natural Enemies has been added to UC IPM's video library.

August 17, 2023

Agriculture: Updates to the Dry Beans Pest Management Guidelines sections of Cultivar Selection, Fusarium Wilt, Nematodes, Registered Herbicides and Their Use Timings in Specific Dry Bean Types in California, and Herbicide Treatment Table are now online.

August 3, 2023

Structural Pest Management and Landscape: New online course - Urban Pyrethroid and Fipronil Use: Calibration of Pesticide Application Equipment and Usage Reporting is now available.

August 1, 2023

Home and Landscape: New management guidelines for invasive shothole borers were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

July 31, 2023

Agriculture: Update to the Strawberry PMGNon-Fumigant Alternatives for Soil Disinfestation.

July 13, 2023

Garden and landscape: New or revised webpages on Bacterial blast of citrus; Botrytis bunch rot of grapes, or gray mold; Branch canker and dieback of avocado, formerly Dothiorella canker; Cane blight of caneberries and roses; Deep bark canker of walnut; Downy mildew of caneberries; Downy mildew of grape; European canker, or Nectria canker; Exocortis; Leaf spot of cherry; and X-disease, or cherry buckskin.

July 10, 2023

Home and Landscape: New management guidelines for feral cats were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

July 7, 2023

Home and Landscape: Twelve English language Quick Tips have been revised: Ants, Aphids, Common Garden Spiders, Damping Off of Seedlings, Earwigs, Gophers, Landscape Plants Fertilizing and Watering, Lawn Watering, Mealybugs, Spider Mites, Tree Borers, and Weeds in Landscapes.

June 23, 2023

Agriculture: Update to the Pistachio PMG: Navel Orangeworm.

June 23, 2023

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Summertime Household Pests has been added to UC IPM's video library.

June 21, 2023

Agriculture: Update to the Almond PMG: Navel Orangeworm

June 20

Home and Landscape: The Spring issue of the Green Bulletin (PDF) is now online.

June 16, 2023

Agriculture, Gardens, and Landscapes: A new page for vetch has been added to the Weed Photo Gallery.

June 14, 2023

Agriculture: Revised Insects, Mites, and Other Invertebrates section of the Floriculture and Ornamental Nurseries Pest Management Guidelines is now published. 

June 12, 2023

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Birds: Friends or Foes? has been added to UC IPM's video library.

June 5, 2023

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar: Flatheaded Borer Concerns in California Walnuts has been added to UC IPM's video library.

May 26, 2023

Agriculture: Updates to Cilantro and Parsley PMG: Cilantro Yellow Blotch and Bacterial Leaf Spot.

May 24, 2023

Garden and landscape: New or revised webpages on Alternaria rot of citrus; Anthracnose of caneberries; Anthracnose of citrus; Apple mosaic; Avocado root rot, or Phytophthora root rot; Bacterial canker of avocado; Blackline of walnut; Botrytis fruit rot, or gray mold of caneberries; Brown rot blossom and twig blight; Brown rot of citrus; Diplodia canker and shoot dieback, or Diplodia blight; Forsythia stem gall; Hackberry dieback; Hairy root; Leaf and flower gall; Opogona crown borer; Pestalotiopsis tip blight and dieback, or cryptomeria blight; Phomopsis canker, or Diaporthe stem canker and dieback; Raywood ash canker and decline; Septoria spot of citrus; Tumbling flower beetle; and Volutella blight, or Pseudonectria canker.

May 16, 2023

Home and Landscape: The Spring issue of the Home & Garden Pest Newsletter is online.

May 16,2023

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Aphids, Scales, and Mealybugs, Oh My! has been added to UC IPM's video library.

April 25, 2023

Home and Landscape: Eleven Spanish language Quick Tips (Notas Breves) have been revised: Barrenadores (Tree borers), Caracoles y babosas (Snails and slugs), Cucarachas (Cockroaches), Insectos del césped (Lawn insects,) Insecticidas menos tóxicos (Less toxic insecticides), Plantas para el jardín: fertilizantes y riego (Landscape plants: fertilizing & watering), Psílido asiático de los cítricos y la enfermedad de Huanglongbing (Asian citrus psyllid and Huanglongbing disease), Plagas de alacena (Pantry pests), Orugas comehojas (leaf-feeding caterpillars), Mosquitos (Mosquitoes), Mosca blanca gigante (Giant whitefly). One English language Quick Tips has been revised: Keep Our Water Clean.

April 25, 2023

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar: Insects Found in the Vineyard has been added to UC IPM's video library.

April 18, 2023

Agriculture, Gardens, and Landscapes: A new page for medusahead has been added to the Weed Photo Gallery.

April 18, 2023

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Preventing Pest Problems at Seeding has been added to UC IPM's video library.

April 18, 2023

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Dealing with Pantry Pests has been added to UC IPM’s video library.

April 18, 2023

Home and Landscape: new video series IPM with Diego created and added to UC IPM’s video library.

April 13, 2023

Agriculture: Updates to the Citrus PMGYear-Round ProgramIncreasing Fruit Set with Gibberellic Acid, and Delaying Fruit Senescence with Gibberellic Acid.

April 10, 2023

Home and Landscape: Revised management guidelines for voles (meadow mice) were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

April 3, 2023

Structural Pest Management and Landscape: New online course - Urban Pyrethroid and Fipronil Use: IPM and Alternatives to Pesticides Around Structures is now available.

March 29, 2023

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar: Diagnosis and Management of Almond Canker Diseases has been added to UC IPM's video library.

March 7, 2023

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Houseplant Problems has been added to UC IPM's video library.

March 2, 2023

Agriculture: Cotton planting forecast for Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys will be updated daily through May 6.

February 27, 2023

Agriculture, Gardens, and Landscapes: Natural Enemies Gallery now includes webpages on 25 new predator species or groups.

February 27, 2023

Home and Landscape: The Winter issue for the Green Bulletin (PDF) is now online.

February 27, 2023

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Trees for a Changing Climate has been added to UC IPM's video library.

February 27, 2023

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Using Disinfectants & Wipes Safely has been added to UC IPM's video library.

February 13, 2023

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar: UC Ag Experts Talk: Vegetable IPM in the Sacramento Valley has been added to UC IPM's video library.

Changes in 2022

December 20, 2022

Agriculture, Gardens, and Landscapes: Natural Enemies Gallery now includes new or revised webpages on 42 species or groups of parasitoids (parasites).

December 5, 2022

Agriculture, Gardens, and Landscapes: A new page for common pokeweed has been added to the Weed Photo Gallery.

November 29, 2022

Agriculture: Updates to Plum PMG: General Properties of Fungicides Used in Plums, Fungicide Efficacy for Plum Diseases, and Treatment Timing for Key Diseases.

November 29, 2022

Structural Pest Management and Landscape: New online course - Urban Pyrethroid and Fipronil Use: Runoff and Surface Water Protection is now available.

November 11, 2022

Agriculture: Updates to Prune PMG: General Properties of Fungicides Used in Prunes, Fungicide Efficacy—Conventional Products, Fungicide Efficacy—Biocontrols and Natural Products, and Treatment Timing for Key Diseases.

November 22, 2022

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar: UC Ag Experts Talk: Managing Nematodes in Nut Crops has been added to UC IPM's video library.

November 4, 2022

Agriculture: Revised Spotted-Wing Drosophila section of the Cherry PMG is now published.

October 31, 2022

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar: UC Ag Experts Talk: Management of Voles, Rats, and Mice in Agricultural Fields has been added to UC IPM's video library.

October 26, 2022

Home and Landscape: Revised management guidelines for wild blackberries were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

October 20, 2022

Agriculture: Updates in the Pomegranate Pest Management Guideline to the Fungicide Efficacy and Most Effective Treatment Timing for Key Diseases pages.

October 20, 2022

Agriculture: Updates in the General Properties of Fungicides Used in Strawberries, Fungicide Efficacy—Conventional Products, Fungicide Efficacy—Biocontrols and Natural Products, and Most Effective Treatment Timings for Key Diseases pages.

October 19, 2022

Agriculture: Updates in the General Properties of Fungicides Used in Nectarines, Fungicide Efficacy for Nectarine Diseases—Conventional Products, Fungicide Efficacy for Nectarine Diseases—Biocontrols and Natural Products, Treatment Timing for Key Diseases, and Fungicide Resistance Management pages.

October 19, 2022

Agriculture: Updates in the General Properties of Fungicides Used in Pistachios, Fungicide Efficacy for Pistachio Diseases, and Treatment Timing for Key Diseases.

October 19, 2022

Agriculture: Updates in the General Properties of Fungicides Used in Pears, Fungicide Efficacy—Conventional Products, Fungicide Efficacy—Biocontrols and Natural Products, Bactericide Efficacy—Conventional Products, Bactericide Efficacy—Biocontrols and Natural Products, Treatment Timing for Key Diseases, and Fungicide Resistance Management pages.

October 18, 2022

Agriculture: Updates in the General Properties of Fungicides Used in Peaches, Fungicide Efficacy for Peach Diseases—Conventional Products, Fungicide Efficacy for Peach Diseases—Biocontrols and Natural Products, Treatment Timing for Key Diseases, and Fungicide Resistance Management pages.

October 11, 2022

Agriculture: Updates in the Cherry Pest Management Guidelines to the General Properties of Fungicides, Fungicide Efficacy for Cherry Diseases—Conventional Products, Fungicide Efficacy for Cherry Diseases—Biocontrols and Natural Products, Most Effective Treatment Timings for Key Diseases, and Fungicide Resistance Management pages.

October 11, 2022

Agriculture: Updates in the General Properties of Fungicides Used in Kiwifruit, Fungicide Efficacy for Kiwifruit Diseases, and Most Effective Treatment Timing for Key Diseases in Kiwifruit pages.

October 11, 2022

Agriculture: Updates in the Citrus Pest Management Guidelines to the General Properties of Fungicides Used in Citrus, Fungicide Efficacy for Citrus Diseases, and Treatment Timings for Key Diseases pages.

October 11, 2022

Agriculture: Updates in the Grape Pest Management Guidelines to the Fungicides Used in Grapes, Fungicide Efficacy—Conventional Products, Fungicide Efficacy—Biologicals and Natural Products, Treatment Timing for Key Diseases, and Fungicide Resistance Management pages.

October 11, 2022

Home and Landscape: The Fall issue of the Home & Garden Pest Newsletter is online.

September 30, 2022

Agriculture: Updates in the Apple Pest Management Guidelines to the General Properties of Fungicides Used in Apples, Fungicide Efficacy—Conventional Products, Fungicide Efficacy—Biocontrols and Natural Products, Bactericide Efficacy—Conventional Products, Bactericide Efficacy—Biocontrols and Natural Products, Fungicide Resistance Management, and Most Effective Treatment Timings for Key Diseases pages.

September 30, 2022

Agriculture: Updates in the Apricot Pest Management Guidelines to the General Properties of Fungicides, Fungicide Efficacy for Apricot Diseases, and Treatment Timings for Key Diseases pages.

September 30, 2022

Agriculture: Updates in the Almond Pest Management Guideline to the General Properties of Fungicides Used in Almonds, Fungicide Efficacy—Conventional Products, Fungicide Efficacy—Biocontrols and Natural Products, Fungicide Resistance Management—Conventional Growers, Fungicide Resistance Management—Organic Growers, and Most Effective Treatment Timings for Key Diseases pages.

September 29, 2022

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Invasive species part 2 has been added to UC IPM's video library.

September 29, 2022

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Controlling weeds has been added to UC IPM's video library.

September 29, 2022

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Pesticides and water quality has been added to UC IPM's video library.

September 29, 2022

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Arachnophobia has been added to UC IPM's video library.

September 27, 2022

Home and Landscape: Revised management guidelines for Dallisgrass were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

September 14, 2022

Garden and landscape: New or revised webpages on Ash plant bugs, Baccharis gall fly, Boxwood leafminer, Douglas-fir needle midges, Eucalyptus snout beetle, Ficus whitefly, Flatheaded borers, Gall makers, Lead cable borer, Leaf beetles and flea beetles, Monterey pine midge, and Pine wilt nematode.

September 8, 2022

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar: UC Ag Experts Talk: Weed Control in Non-Crop and Natural Areas has been added to the UC IPM’s video library

August 30, 2022

Home and Landscape: Revised management guidelines for rabbits were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

July 30, 2022

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar: UC Ag Experts Talk: Citrus Mealybugs in the San Joaquin Valley has been added to the UC IPM’s video library

July 25, 2022

Home and Landscape: New management guidelines for botryosphaeria canker were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

July 21, 2022

Home and Landscape: The Summer issue of the Home & Garden Pest Newsletter is online.

July 20, 2022

Home and Landscape: Revised management guidelines for eucalyptus redgum lerp psyllid were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

July 14, 2022

Home and Landscape: The Summer issue for the Green Bulletin (PDF) is now online.

July 6, 2022

Agriculture: Updates to the California red scale and yellow scale, bean thrips, citrus flat mite, citrus red mite, and Asian citrus psyllid sections of the Citrus Pest Management Guidelines are now online.

June 28, 2022

Garden and landscape: New or revised webpages on Irregular pine scale, Leafhoppers, Lygus bugs, Navel orangeworm, Rhododendron species resistant to feeding by adult root weevils, Saltmarsh caterpillar, Sphinx moths, Tentiform leafminers, Weevils, Woolly aphids, and Woolly apple aphid.

June 7, 2022

Home and Landscape: Two new Spanish language Quick Tips for Escarabajos de la alfombra (carpet beetles) and Piojos harinosos (mealybugs) are now available. Eight titles have been revised and updated with a new design: Carpet beetles, Catarinas, Codling moth, Deer, Depradores beneficos, Giant whitefly, Phytophthora root and crown rot, and Yellowjackets.

June 1, 2022

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Squirrels! has been added to UC IPM's video library.

May 25, 2022

2021 Highlights, UC IPM's annual report is online.

May 16, 2022

Home and Landscape: The Spring issue of the Home & Garden Pest Newsletter is online.

May 13, 2022

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar: UC Ag Experts Talk: UC Ag Experts Talk: Downy Mildew of Vegetables has been added to UC IPM's video library.

April 21, 2022

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: IPM for Subterranean Termites has been added to UC IPM's video library.

April 19, 2022

Home and Landscape: Revised management guidelines for woodpeckers were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

April 15, 2022

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar: UC Ag Experts Talk: Considerations in Management of Vegetable Crops Viruses has been added to UC IPM's video library.

March 21, 2022

Agriculture: Revised the Insects and Weeds sections of the Cole Crops Pest Management Guidelines, added a new section for vertebrate pests. New Insects sections include: Bagrada bug, bulb mites, springtails, and lygus bugs.

March 21, 2022

Garden and landscape: New or revised webpages on Apple maggot, Branch and twig borer, Grape bud beetle, Grape mealybug, Grape phylloxera, Katydids, Pear psylla, Raspberry cane maggot, and Raspberry sawfly.

March 21, 2022

Agriculture: Updated Fungicides, Bactericides, Biocontrols, and Natural Products for Deciduous Tree Fruit and Nut, Citrus, Strawberry, and Vine Crops in California 2022 has been published.

March 21, 2022

Agriculture: New Gill's Mealybug section of the Grape Pest Management Guidelines is now published.

March 17, 2022

Garden and landscape: New or revised webpages on Banana moth, Citrus cutworm, Fall cankerworm, Grape leaffolder, Green fruitworms, Oriental fruit moth, Peach twig borer, Peachtree borer, and Western grapeleaf skeletonizer.

March 14, 2022

Home and Landscape: Three new videos about invasive shothole borers have been added to the UC IPM’s video library: Introduction to Invasive Shothole Borers, Trapping of Invasive Shothole Borers, and Management of Invasive Shothole Borers.

March 4, 2022

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar: UC Ag Experts Talk: Management of Fungal Diseases in Processing Tomatoes has been added to UC IPM's video library.

March 2, 2022

Agriculture: Cotton planting forecast for Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys will be updated daily through May 6.

March 2, 2022

Home and Landscape: Revised management guidelines for mistletoes were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

March 1, 2022

Home and Landscape: The Winter issue for the Green Bulletin (PDF) is now online.

Changes in 2021

December 16, 2021

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Controlling Ants around the Home has been added to UC IPM's video library.

December 16, 2021

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Understanding Pesticides has been added to UC IPM's video library.

December 15, 2021

Home and Landscape: Green BulletinRetail Nursery and Garden Center IPM News, and Resources for Retail Nurseries and Garden Centers pages have been revised and published in a mobile-friendly format.

November 22, 2021

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar: UC Ag Experts Talk: Best Management Practices for Navel Orangeworm on Nut Crops has been added to UC IPM's video library.

November 15, 2021

Home and Landscape: The Fall issue for the new publication Home & Garden Pest Newsletter is now online.

November 5, 2021

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Weed Identification has been added to UC IPM's video library.

November 5, 2021

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Identifying Insect Pests in the Home and Garden has been added to UC IPM's video library.

November 1, 2021

Agriculture: Spanish version of the onine course on Proper Selection, Use, and Removal of Personal Protective Equipment is now available: Selección, Uso y Retiro Adecuados de Equipo de Protección Personal.

November 1, 2021

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar: UC Ag Experts Talk: Weed Management in California Rice - Current Research and Future Outlook has been added to UC IPM's video library.

October 20, 2021

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: IPM for Rodents has been added to UC IPM's video library.

October 20, 2021

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Plant Diseases and Abiotic Disorders has been added to UC IPM's video library.

October 20, 2021

Agriculture: Recordings of the South American Palm Weevil webinars: New Invasive Pest of Palms and County Updates and Control Options have been added to UC IPM's video library.

October 20, 2021

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Navigating the UC IPM Website and New Features has been added to UC IPM's video library.

October 20, 2021

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar: Springtime Household Pests has been added to UC IPM's video library.

October 20, 2021

Home and Landscape: Recording of the webinar:What is IPM? has been added to UC IPM's video library.

September 29, 2021

Home and Landscape: New herb crop and cultural tips webpages for basil, lavender, mint, oregano, and rosemary.

September 28, 2021

Home and Landscape: The Fall issue for the Green Bulletin (PDF) is now online.

September 15, 2021

Garden and landscape: New or revised webpages on Amorbia, Brown mite, Common weevil species, Green fruit beetle, Mites, Monterey pine bud moth, Natural enemies of mites, Orange tortrix, and Poplar and willow borer.

September 15

Agriculture: New online course on Diagnosing herbicide injury now available.

September 3

Agriculture: New video about Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Identification and Monitoring in Almond Orchards has been added to UC IPM’s video library.

August 30, 2021

Garden and landscape: Avocado brown mite, Citrus bud mite, Citrus rust mite (silver mite), Dryberry mite, Grape erineum mite, Pearleaf blister mite, Redberry mite, and Sixspotted mite.

August 27, 2021

Garden and landscape: New or revised webpages on Blister, bud, erineum, gall, and rust mites; Broad mite and cyclamen mite; Citrus red mite; European red mite; Eutypa dieback; Fruit flies; How to distinguish insect larvae; Live oak erineum mite; Oak leaf phylloxera; Persea mite; and Shothole borer.

August 17, 2021

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar: UC Ag Experts Talk: Grape Powdery Mildew Management and Challenges has been added to UC IPM's video library.

July 22, 2021

Home and Landscape: The Summer issue for the Green Bulletin (PDF) is now online.

July 20, 2021

Home and Landscape: The Summer issue for the Retail Nursery and Garden Center IPM Newsletter (PDF) is now online.

July 16, 2021

Garden and landscape: New or revised webpages on Boron toxicity or other specific ions in excess; Chilli thrips; Common nutrient deficiency symptoms; Conditions and locations favoring salt damage to plants; iron deficiency; magnesium deficiency; manganese deficiency; nitrogen deficiency; nitrogen excess; Nutrient and mineral excesses, salinity, and salt toxicity; nutrient deficiencies; pH problems; phosphorus deficiency; potassium deficiency; and zinc deficiency.

July 12, 2021

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar: UC Ag Experts Talk: Biology and Management of Avocado Lace Bug in California has been added to UC IPM's video library.

July 8, 2021

Agriculture: Floriculture and Ornamental Nurseries Pest Management Guidelines has been revised and published in the mobile friendly format. Note that Insects, Mites, and Other Invertebrates is a republication of the 2010 version that will be replaced with the revised section once its pesticide review is completed.

June 24, 2021

Agriculture, Gardens, and Landscapes: Natural Enemies Gallery predator webpages have been revised and include three new topics: Aphid flies , Mite midges, and Spider mite rove beetle.

June 22, 2021

Home and Landscape: New Wildlife Pest Identification Tool now available online for diagnostic assistance.

June 17, 2021

Home and Landscape: Revised management guidelines for poison oak were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

June 15, 2021

Home and Landscape: New management guidelines for wild turkeys were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

June 14, 2021

Home and Landscape: Revised management guidelines for giant whitefly were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

June 10, 2021

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar UC Ag Experts Talk: Soilborne Pathogens Management in Southern California High Value Crops has been added to UC IPM’s video library.

June 3, 2021

Agriculture, Gardens, and Landscapes: Protecting Natural Enemies and Pollinators was revised.

May 31, 2021

Home and Landscape: Twelve Spanish Quick Tips titles have been revised and updated with a new design: Cenicilla (powdery mildew), Chinches de cama (bed bugs), Cucarachas (cockroaches), Mosquitos (mosquitoes), Orugas comehojas (leaf-feeding caterpillars), Plagas de alacena (pantry pests), Psílido asiático de los cítricos y la enfermedad de Huanglongbing (asian citrus psyllid and huanglongbing disease), Pulgas (fleas), Tijeretas (earwigs), Venados (deer), Depredadores benéficos (beneficial predators), and Insecticidas menos tóxicos (less toxic insecticides).

May 20, 2021

Agriculture: Frequently Asked Questions about the Bee Precaution Pesticide Ratings have been revised.

May 19, 2021

Agriculture: New online course on Managing ground squirrels and pocket gophers now available.

April 30, 2021

Home and Landscape: The Spring issue for the Retail Nursery and Garden Center IPM Newsletter (PDF) is now online.

April 23, 2021

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar UC Ag Experts Talk: Effects of Drought and Botryosphaeria Fungi on Permanent Crops has been added to UC IPM's video library.

April 2, 2021

Agriculture: New video about Monitoring Sixspotted Thrips in Almond Orchards for Spider Mite Control has been added to UC IPM’s video library.

March 29, 2021

Home and Landscape: Revised management guidelines for bats were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

March 29, 2021

Home and Landscape: New vegetable crop and cultural tips webpages for beets, chard, radish, and turnip.

March 26, 2021

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar UC Ag Experts Talk: Invasive Brown Marmorated Stink Bug and Other Hemipteran Bug Pests of Almonds has been added to UC IPM's video library.

March 19, 20 21

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar Science for Citrus Health: Management of Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) and Huanglongbing (HLB) in the field has been added to UC IPM's video library.

March 3, 2021

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar Science for Citrus Health: Emerging Technologies to Manage Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) and Huanglongbing (HLB) has been added to UC IPM's video library.

March 2, 2021

Agriculture: Cotton planting forecast for Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys will be updated daily through May 6.

February 23, 2021

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar UC Ag Experts Talk: Mites in California Citrus has been added to UC IPM's video library.

February 16, 2021

New or revised garden and landscape webpages on Dematophora root rot, or Rosellinia root rot, Fasciation, Fusarium wilt, Heterobasidion root disease, Landscape trees and shrubs resistant to Verticillium wilt, Verticillium wilt, and Witches' broom.

February 2, 2021

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar UC Ag Experts Talk: Current Challenges for Avocado Weed Management has been added to UC IPM's video library.

Changes in 2020

December 12, 2020

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar UC Ag Experts Talk: Diseases of Citrus has been added to UC IPM's video library.

December 9, 2020

Home and Landscape: The Winter issue for the Retail Nursery and Garden Center IPM Newsletter (PDF) is now online.

December 7, 2020

New online course on Citrus Thrips now available.

November 25, 2020

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar UC Ag Experts Talk: Using Vegetables as a Case Study for Implementing IPM has been added to UC IPM's video library.

November 23, 2020

Home and Landscape: The Fall issue for the Green Bulletin (PDF) is now online.

November 23, 2020

Home and Landscape: Revised vegetable and melon crop and cultural tips webpages for eggplant, lettuce, onions and garlic, peas, peppers, potato, pumpkins, spinach, squash, tomato, watermelon.

November 2, 2020

Agriculture: New video about Monitoring and Sampling Trees for Invasive Shot Hole Borers has been added to UC IPM’s video library.

October 29, 2020

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar UC Ag Experts Talk: Evaluation of Soil Salinity, and Soil, Plant Tissue, and Water Reports has been added to UC IPM's video library.

October 21, 2020

Home and Landscape: Revised management guidelines for spiders were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

October 9, 2020

Home and Landscape: Revised vegetable and melon crop and cultural tips webpages for artichokes, asparagus, beans, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cantaloupe, carrots, cauliflower, corn, and cucumbers.

October 6, 2020

New or revised garden and landscape webpages on Algae, lichens, and mosses; Azalea petal blight and rhododendron petal blight; Botrytis blight, or gray mold; Flatheaded alder borer; Fuchsia gall mite; Leafcutting bees; Oak ribbed casemaker; Oak twig girdler; Pacific flatheaded borer; Pillbugs and sowbugs; Susceptibility of Fuchsia species or cultivars to fuchsia gall mite damage in California.

September 30, 2020

Home and Landscape: Revised management guidelines for sooty mold were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

September 30, 2020

Home and Landscape: Revised management guidelines for itching and infestation: what's attacking me? were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

September 28, 2020

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar UC Ag Experts Talk: What's in your Orchard: Protecting California from Invasive Species has been added to UC IPM's video library.

September 24, 2020

Agriculture: New video about Soil Sampling for Nematodes in Walnut and Almond Orchards has been added to UC IPM’s video library.

September 20, 2020

New online course on Air Blast Sprayer Calibration now available.

September 14, 2020

Home and Landscape: New management guidelines for pokeweed were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

September 10, 2020

New or revised garden and landscape webpages on Bronze birch borer, Buffalo treehopper, Cicadas, Cuban laurel thrips and weeping fig thrips, Cycad scale, Distinguishing among sucking insects that resemble each other, Ficus gall wasp, Pine tip moths, Relative susceptibility of pines in California to the Nantucket pine tip moth, Shield bearers, Spittlebugs, Stink bugs, and Treehoppers.

September 2, 2020

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar UC Ag Experts Talk: Use of Plant Growth Regulators on Citrus has been added to UC IPM's video library.

August 28, 2020

Agriculture: New Provisional Guidelines For Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Control in Almond are now online.

August 17, 2020

Home and Landscape: New management guidelines for houseplant problems were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

August 6, 2020

Agriculture: Updates to the citrus thrips, earwig, katydid, and the Mandatory Intervals Between Application, Reentry, and Harvest, and Hazards to Bees sections of the Citrus Pest Management Guidelines are now online.

July 30, 2020

Home and Landscape: The Summer issue for the Retail Nursery and Garden Center IPM Newsletter (PDF) is now online.

July 27, 2020

Home and Landscape: The Summer issue for the Green Bulletin (PDF) is now online.

July 20, 2020

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar UC Ag Experts Talk: Argentine Ant Management in Citrus has been added to UC IPM's video library.

July 13, 2020

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar UC Ag Experts Talk: Ground Squirrel and Pocket Gopher Management in Orchard Crops has been added to UC IPM's video library.

June 29, 2020

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar UC Ag Experts Talk: Air Blast Sprayer Calibration has been added to UC IPM's video library.

June 25, 2020

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar UC Ag Experts Talk: Invasive Shot Hole Borers in Avocado has been added to UC IPM's video library.

July 22, 2020

New or revised garden and landscape webpages on Adelgids, Bronze birch borer, Euonymus scale, Greedy scale, Jerusalem cricket, Oleander scale, Oystershell scale, Pear rust mite, San Jose scale, and Scale insects index.

July 16, 2020

Home and Landscape: Revised management guidelines for head lice were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

June 11, 2020

Home and Landscape: Revised management guidelines for brooms were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

June 8, 2020

Home and Landscape: Twelve Quick Tips titles have been revised and updated with a new design: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Lawn Fertilizing, Less Toxic Insecticides, Mistletoes, Mosquitoes, Parasites of Insect Pests, Peach Leaf Curl, Powdery Mildew, Rats, Scales, Weed Control Using Herbicides, What is IPM?

May 29, 2020

New or revised UC Guide webpages (gardens and landscapes) on Brown soft scale, Calico scale, Green shield scale, Oak ambrosia beetles, Pit scales, and Planthoppers.

May 22, 2020

Home and Landscape: The Spring issue for the Green Bulletin (PDF) is now online.

May 22, 2020

Home and Landscape: The Spring issue for the Retail Nursery and Garden Center IPM Newsletter (PDF) is now online.

May 13, 2020

Home and Landscape: Revised management guidelines for anthracnose were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

May 1, 2020

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar UC Ag Experts Talk: Citricola Scale has been added to UC IPM's video library.

April 23, 2020

New or revised UC Guide webpages (garden and landscape) on Agave and yucca weevils, Black vine weevil, Conifer bark and twig weevils, Diaprepes root weevil, Drippy acorn disease, Filbert weevils and filbertworm, Fuller rose beetle, Klamathweed beetle, Giant palm borer, Giant palm weevils, and Rose curculios.

April 17, 2020

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar An Update on Current Research on Pollinator Health has been added to UC IPM's video library.

April 9, 2020

Home and Landscape: Revised management guidelines for carpet beetles were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

April 7, 2020

Home and Landscape: Revised management guidelines for mosquitoes were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

March 20, 2020

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar UC Ag Experts Talk: Gibberellic Acid Use on Avocado to Improve Fruit Set has been added to UC IPM's video library.

March 17, 2020

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar UC Ag Experts Talk: Pesticide Resistance Management of Citrus Pests has been added to UC IPM's video library.

March 9, 2020

Home and Landscape: The Winter issue for the Green Bulletin (PDF) is now online.

March 2, 2020

Cotton planting forecast for Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys will be updated daily through May 6.

February 28, 2020

Home and Landscape: Revised management guidelines for roses: diseases and abiotic disorders were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

February 28, 2020

Agriculture: Recording of the webinar UC Ag Experts Talk: Avocado Thrips - Invasion Biology and Management has been added to UC IPM's video library.

February 20, 2020

Agriculture: Revisions for Citrus Pest Management Guidelines are now online. General revision of the general information, diseases, nematodes, plant growth regulators, and weeds sections. New sections for Huanglongbing and Hyphoderma gummosis. Dothiorella gummosis section now called Bot gummosis.

February 20, 2020

Agriculture: Update to the walnut blight section of the Walnut Pest Management Guidelines is now online.

February 11, 2020

Home and Landscape: Revised management guidelines for plantains were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

January, 15 2020

Home and Landscape: New management guidelines for armillaria root rot were added to Pests of Homes, Gardens, Landscapes and Turf (Pest Notes).

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