In 2021 UC IPM started its Urban and Community webinar series. Join us on the third Thursday of every month to learn more about pest identification, management, and using pesticides around the home and garden. Webinars run for one hour. The Urban and Community webinar series is free and open to the public but advance registration is required. No continuing education units are given.
Past webinars include: What is IPM? and Navigating the UC IPM Website and New Features. Webinar topics have been about rodents, plant diseases, weeds, ants, and understanding pesticides. Webinars are continuing in 2022! You can check out the past webinars too.
A set of two-day webinars on the South American palm weevils were facilitated in California and repeated in Arizona. The South American palm weevil has become well established in San Diego County, where it is causing havoc among homeowners and landscape professionals. While it prefers Canary Island date palms, it will infest a variety of other palm species.
The webinars focused on invasion biology, ecology, behavior, and management. Speakers talked about trapping and control programs for palm weevil invasions in California and the latest updates on the spread in San Diego County. An overview was presented of palm removal options and planning plus different treatment options used to help manage the weevil in challenging landscapes. Recent research projects were discussed. And there was a discussion about the red palm weevil, another destructive weevil, and efforts that eradicated it from the Laguna Beach area. The webinars ended with Coachella Valley date industry actions over the last two years. Presenters included tree-care experts, county agency staff, state agency staff, and University of California scientists.
An overview was presented of palm removal options and planning plus different treatment options used to help manage the weevil in challenging landscapes.
We know you’re busy. Or perhaps you didn’t have ant problems before but now you do! That’s why UC IPM works to provide IPM information when it’s most convenient for you. If you missed one of our webinars, view a recording on the UC IPM YouTube channel.
