The Home and Garden Pest Newsletter is a three times yearly e-newsletter created to help provide Californians with the latest pest information from the University of California. In our issues you will find reliable, up-to-date information on how to identify and manage new and existing pests in and around your home, garden, and landscape.
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Vol. 6 · No. 2 · Summer 2026
Current issue
- Pests of Backyard Chickens
- Nuisance Flies
- Revised Pest Notes: Understanding Pesticides, Yellow Starthistle
- Invasive Pest Spotlight: Glassy-winged Sharpshooter
Vol. 6 · No. 1 · Spring 2026
- Common Vegetable Garden Diseases & Disorders
- Hiring an Arborist: What to Know to Make Informed Tree Care Decisions
- Revised Pest Notes: Powdery Mildew on Ornamentals, Indian Walking Stick
- UC IPM Web Content Changes
- Invasive Pest Spotlight: Japanese Beetle
Vol. 5 · No. 4 · Fall 2025
- Management of Urban Rats and Mice
- Rodenticides: Further Restrictions in 2025
- Updated Rodent Pest Notes
- Invasive Pest Spotlight: Nutria
Vol. 5 · No. 3 · Summer 2025
- Aloe and Agave Pests
- Just a Kiss? Kissing Bugs in Summer
- 2025 Invasive Species Webinar Mini-Series
- Invasive Pest Spotlight: Golden Mussel
Vol. 5 · No. 2 · May 2025
- Special Invasive Species Issue
- Dotted Paropsine Leaf Beetle
- CISAW Lunchtime Webinars
- Detector Dogs
- Invasive Species Resources
- GSOB Blitz
Vol. 4 · No. 2 · Summer 2024
- Can I Use Vinegar to Control Weeds?
- Organic, Natural, and Less Toxic: What's the Difference?
- Updated UC IPM Pesticide Active Ingredient Database
- Mosquito Management for Ponds, Fountains, and Water Gardens
- Urban Water Quality Pages Updated
- What Are Exotic and Invasive Pests?
- Invasive Pest Spotlight: Aedes mosquitoes
Vol. 3 · No. 2 · Summer 2023
- How Can Weed Control Help with Wildfire Preparedness?
- Managing Weeds in Your Landscape
- Invasive Pest Spotlight: Brooms
