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• Pest Notes

Quick Tips offer brief information about common pests and sustainable gardening practices. Most Quick Tips are shortened versions of UC IPM’s more detailed Pest Notes publications. Pest Alerts highlight certain invasive pests to California. Both are available online and in a downloadable PDF version that prints as a single page. A printable poster with QR codes leading to each Quick Tips title is also available in both English and Spanish.

• Quick Tips QR Code Poster (English)
• Quick Tips QR Code Poster (Spanish)

View online	Download PDF	Published
Pest Alert
Bagrada Bug	PDF	September 2013
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug	PDF	May 2020
Common Pests
Ants in the Home	PDF	August 2024
Aphids	PDF	August 2024
Asian Citrus Psyllid and Huanglongbing Disease	PDF	September 2018
Bark Beetles	PDF	April 2024
Bed Bugs	PDF	May 2021
Carpet Beetles	PDF	June 2022
Cockroaches	PDF	April 2024
Codling Moth	PDF	June 2022
Damping-off of Seedlings	PDF	June 2023
Deer	PDF	April 2024
Earwigs	PDF	June 2023
Fleas	PDF	August 2024
Giant Whitefly	PDF	June 2022
Gophers	PDF	August 2024
Ground Squirrel	PDF	April 2024
Head Lice	PDF	April 2019
House Mouse	PDF	August 2024
Lawn Insects	PDF	April 2019
Leaf-feeding Caterpillars	PDF	August 2024
Mealybugs	PDF	June 2023
Mistletoes	PDF	May 2020
Mosquitoes	PDF	May 2020
Pantry Pests	PDF	April 2024
Peach Leaf Curl	PDF	May 2020
Phytophthora Crown and Root Rot	PDF	June 2022
Powdery Mildew	PDF	August 2024
Psyllids	PDF	April 2019
Rats	PDF	April 2024
Scales	PDF	August 2024
Snails and Slugs	PDF	April 2024
Spiders	PDF	April 2024
Spider Mites	PDF	June 2023
Termites	PDF	April 2019
Thrips	PDF	April 2024
Tree Borers (Bark Beetles, Clearwing Moths)	PDF	June 2023
Weeds in Landscapes	PDF	June 2023
Weeds in Lawns	PDF	April 2024
Whiteflies	PDF	April 2024
Yellowjackets	PDF	June 2022
Sustainable Garden Practices
Beneficial Predators	PDF	August 2024
Common Garden Spiders	PDF	June 2023
Garden Chemicals: Safe Use & Disposal	PDF	August 2024
Keep Our Water Clean	PDF	August 2024
Lady Beetles	PDF	September 2018
Landscape Design & Water Quality	PDF	August 2024
Landscape Plants: Fertilizing & Watering	PDF	June 2023
Lawn Fertilizing	PDF	May 2020
Lawn Watering	PDF	June 2023
Less Toxic Insecticides	PDF	May 2020
Parasites of Insect Pests	PDF	May 2020
Weed Control Using Herbicides	PDF	May 2020
What is IPM?	PDF	April 2024

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