http://ucanr.org/blogs/South/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed Things happening while doing what I do en-us UC ANR http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:06:59 PST Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:06:59 PST Bed bugs are not the kind of souvenirs you really want to bring back.  Check out your hotel at: http://www.bedbugregistry.com/... Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:06:59 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1922&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed cawilen@ucdavis.edu(Cheryl A. Wilen) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1922 I am not an entomologist - I always make that clear because a lot of people have that expectation when they find out I work in IPM. Granted, I did take a considerable number of entomology classes and I have put in long hours in field work so it's not like I am completely oblivious.  But I digress.  While I would rather be showing you is  a cool new tool to control weeds, I recently received an email from a person in San Clemente who said there were thousands of red and black insects on twigs......
]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:53:33 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1918&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed cawilen@ucdavis.edu(Cheryl A. Wilen) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1918 This summer I have been watching the green fruit beetles dive bomb my own garden.  Last month I found one in the soil with just its head in the soil and its rear end sticking up. I knew it was going to (or  had) laid some eggs so I dug around and was amazed to find hundreds of grubs of various sizes already developing. This is about 1 square foot.See http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/GARDEN/FRUIT/PESTS/grfruitbeetle.htmlfor more information about the green fruit beetle.I collected a bunch and put......
]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:52:17 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1806&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed cawilen@ucdavis.edu(Cheryl A. Wilen) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1806 Runoff may carry pesticides and other toxics from around homes into waterways. Harvesting rainwater from the roof will help reduce the amount of water reaching the ground and you can use this water for your garden whenever you want (not just Tuesdays and Thursdays). While it may not be on your mind right now, we do get a few bigs rains each year. This is free installation and materials. If I lived in LA County, I would sure take advantage of it! If you are a landscaper or gardener and have a...... Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:34:58 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1778&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed cawilen@ucdavis.edu(Cheryl A. Wilen) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1778 Orange County Register 8/28/09 State declares insect quarantine for all of O.C. August 28th, 2009, 12:49 pm · Post a Comment · posted by Pat Brennan, green living, environment editor All of Orange County is now officially under quarantine for the Asian citrus psyllid, state agricultural officials said Friday, with the insect prompting worry because it carries a disease that kills citrus trees. The quarantine means residents and business owners should not move any citrus plants, cuttings,...... Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:57:45 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1686&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed cawilen@ucdavis.edu(Cheryl A. Wilen) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1686 We were hoping that this wouldn't happen but hope is not a method of pest management.  The lighte brown apple moth was just detected in Long Beach. This will trigger quarentines of nursery stock, fruit, and vegetables. News release from California Department of Food and AgricultureSACRAMENTO, July 31, 2009 - Both new and expanded quarantine boundaries are in effect in several California communities due to recent detections of the light brown apple moth.The new boundaries will quarantine plants,...... Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:55:12 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1573&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed cawilen@ucdavis.edu(Cheryl A. Wilen) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1573 For the lfe of me, I cannot seem to grow weeds lately for my nursery trials. Most growers would love to have my problem but when you are testing new herbicides it helps if there are some weeds coming up in the untreated pots to know whether the new materials have any effect.  At first I blamed it on the potting mix (I changed from bulk to bagged) but now I am thinking it may be due to how I irrigate.   And that may be why growers have weed problems.  You see, I don't put on a lot of water;...... Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:42:55 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1539&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed cawilen@ucdavis.edu(Cheryl A. Wilen) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1539 An Advisor in my office was starting some plants in potting mix. We were surprised to find the plant (see photo; for reference the pots about 4" wide and tall) come up from what assume is the potting mix but could be a seed contaminant. I've looked through a number of references and can't ID it. It is heavily covered with spines like bristly oxtongue but it is not that weed. The spines/bristles are on both sides of the leaves, including the midrib. Also on the stems and petioles.......
]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:37:22 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1511&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed cawilen@ucdavis.edu(Cheryl A. Wilen) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1511 Reprinted from the San Diego Farm Bureau Monday Update (7/13/09) Bad news from south of the border. The first case of citrus greening (HLB) in Mexico has been confirmed. An Asian citrus psyllid found in a backyard citrus tree in the northeast corner of the Yucatan Peninsula tested positive for HLB. The nearest commercial grove is reported to be 200-225 kiolmeters from the find site. The Mexican government has implemented an emergency program and USDA has offered to help.... Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:40:15 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1498&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed cawilen@ucdavis.edu(Cheryl A. Wilen) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1498 As a dedicated UC IPM Advisor, I took today as a working non-furlough day on a holiday. Does that sense? Today I was evaluating a herbicide trial for preemergence bittercress control and starting a new one to look at postemergence bitercress control. These projects are sponsored by the USDA IR-4 program (http://ir4.rutgers.edu/) a program with helps suport pesticide registrations in minor crops. By minor, they mean just about anything that is not corn, soybean, wheat, and rice. The request...... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:49:33 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1463&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed cawilen@ucdavis.edu(Cheryl A. Wilen) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1463 I travel a lot. Mostly for work but because I'm in southern California the variation in climates, situations, crops, and non-crops makes for very interesting trips. This is my entry into describing some of the things I see and do as I work in the south region.... Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:19:46 PST http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1205&utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%2BFeed cawilen@ucdavis.edu(Cheryl A. Wilen) http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=1205