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Spooky Insect Parasitoids

Forget the bats, spiders, and black cats. If you want to learn about some truly spooky creatures...

Posted on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 9:50 AM

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Focus Area Tags: Pest Management, Yard & Garden

Don't Miss This UC Davis Seminar by Ecology Researcher Andrew Corbett

Don't miss this UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (ENT) seminar by...

Ecologist Andrew Corbett, who holds a doctorate in ecology (joint program with UC Davis and San Diego State University) will present a seminar at 4:10 p.m., Oct. 21 in 122 Briggs Hall, UC Davis. It also will be on Zoom.

Posted on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 4:46 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

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Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management

Celebrating the Crab Spider in Arachtober

It's Arachtober and that means celebrating arachnids for the entire month of October. Well,...

A crab spider eating a lygus bug, an agricultural pest in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A crab spider eating a lygus bug, an agricultural pest in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 5:21 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: agricultural pest (0), Arachtober (0), crab spider (0), lygus bug (0), strawberries (0), UC IPM (0)

Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management, Yard & Garden

What are “Good Bugs”?

There are many types of “good bugs” commonly found in the garden or landscape. In...

Posted on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 8:49 AM

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Author: Lauren Fordyce

Tags: assassin bug (0), beneficial organisms (0), good bug (0), IPM (0), lacewing (0), ladybug (0), natural enemies (0), natural enemy (0), soldier beetle (0), spider (0), syrphid fly (0), UC IPM (0)

Focus Area Tags: Pest Management, Yard & Garden

Is the Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle Bad?

The multicolored Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis, has a bad reputation. There is a common myth...

Posted on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 9:09 AM

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Author: Lauren Fordyce

Tags: Asian (0), IPM (0), lady beetle (0), lady bug (0), ladybug (0), multicolored (0), natural enemies (0), natural enemy (0), UC IPM (0)

Focus Area Tags: Pest Management, Yard & Garden

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Posts Tagged: bug

Spooky Insect Parasitoids

Don't Miss This UC Davis Seminar by Ecology Researcher Andrew Corbett

Celebrating the Crab Spider in Arachtober

What are “Good Bugs”?

Is the Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle Bad?

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