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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 (2), IPM (241), lady beetle (30), lady bug (6), ladybug (32), multicolored (1), natural enemies (23), natural enemy (4), UC IPM (509)

Focus Area Tags: Pest Management, Yard & Garden

Easter Egg Hunt Answers!

Below are answers to UC IPM's 2024 insect Easter egg hunt! Click on the name of each insect to...

Posted on Monday, April 1, 2024 at 8:51 AM

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Tags: easter (12), egg (17), ID (2), identification (10), IPM (241), natural enemies (23), pest (247), pest management (210), UC IPM (509)

Focus Area Tags: Pest Management, Yard & Garden

Easter Egg Hunt 2024!

It's time for UC IPM's annual insect Easter egg hunt! Can you guess which insects laid the eggs...

Posted on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 7:58 AM

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Author: Lauren Fordyce

Tags: beneficial (18), easter (12), egg (17), eggs (31), identification (10), insect (19), IPM (241), natural enemies (23), pest (247), pests (98), UC IPM (509)

Focus Area Tags: Pest Management, Yard & Garden

Syrphid Flies Are Pollinators, Too

Sometimes overlooked as pollinators are the syrphid flies, also known as "hover flies" or "flower...

A dorsal view of a syprhid fly sunning itself on a leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A dorsal view of a syprhid fly sunning itself on a leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The syprhid fly senses danger and slips under a leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The syprhid fly senses danger and slips under a leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 7:32 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: honey bees (459), natural enemies (23), pollinators (56), syrphid flies (9), UC IPM (509)

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

Visit UC IPM at Picnic Day 2023

This Saturday, April 15th, is the annual UC Davis Picnic Day event! Stop by the UC Statewide IPM...

Posted on Monday, April 10, 2023 at 3:58 PM

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Tags: Beneficial Insects (15), events (15), integrated pest management (76), ipm (241), ladybugs (58), management (75), natural enemies (23), pest (247), Picnic Day (12), UC Davis (421), UC IPM (509), urban (58)

Focus Area Tags: Environment, Family, Pest Management, Yard & Garden

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Posts Tagged: natural enemies

Is the Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle Bad?

Easter Egg Hunt Answers!

Easter Egg Hunt 2024!

Syrphid Flies Are Pollinators, Too

Visit UC IPM at Picnic Day 2023

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