Posts Tagged: pest management
September Pest Tips
Just a few more weeks of summer remain! As the weather begins to shift, you may need to adjust your...
Congrats, Professor Howard Ferris, Nematologist Extraordinaire
There aren't that many nematologists who can say their career spans 64 years. UC Davis...
Nematologist Howard Ferris traveled to Culiacan. Mexico in December 2015 to present a short course on nematode ecology
Nematologist Howard Ferris (foreground) giving a short course on nematode ecology and soil health at the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica in 2015.
This is the Nemaplex website that nematologist Howard Ferris launched and maintains. (Screen shot)
Insecticide Sprays Ineffective for Cockroach Control
Nobody wants cockroaches in their home, especially since these pests can cause and worsen allergies...
Congrats to Our UC Davis Nematology Doctoral Students
Nematodes are where it's at! Two UC Davis nematology doctoral students were invited to...
Doctoral candidate Alison Blundell delivering her award-winning presentation in the 12-minute student competition at the international Society of Nematologists. She won second place. (Photo by Veronica Casey)
Doctoral student Veronica Casey of the Siddique lab delivering an invited presentation on “Pathogenic Hitchhikers: Investigating the Synergy of Bacteria and Nematodes on Plant Health.”
Seeing Spots and Holes?
So there you are, admiring your Coreopsis and suddenly you notice spots and holes--spots on...
Two Western spotted cucumber beetles, Diabrotica undecimpunctata, on a Coreposis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)