As we continue in virtual and hybrid environments, UC IPM is focused on providing quality online resources with research-based pest management information. We have some new and exciting resources to share with you, all of which can be also be found on the "IPM for UC Master Gardeners” resource page on the UC IPM website. Please share these with your volunteers and clientele.
Home & Garden Pest Newsletter
UC IPM's Urban & Community program has a new newsletter! The Home & Garden Pest Newsletter (which replaces the Retail Nursery & Garden Center IPM News) is designed to help provide California residents with the latest pest information from the University of California. The newsletter has a completely new design and is ADA accessible for print and online viewing. Our first issue is now available and you can sign up to receive the newsletter electronically. Anyone can subscribe so please share widely!
Wildlife Pest Identification Tool
After years in the making, our new Wildlife Pest Identification Tool (WiPIT) is now available online. Identifying vertebrate pests that burrow under porches, eat fruit off your trees, or cause holes in lawns can be difficult if you don't see the culprit in action. If you think you have an animal pest but are not sure what it is, the new tool will help you narrow down potential vertebrate pests using signs such as typical damage, tracks, and droppings (scat). Search results will then take you to the Pest Notes to find solutions for prevention and management.
IPM Webinars
The monthly Urban & Community IPM Webinars have had a great turnout. These free monthly webinars cover topics that range from identification, using pesticides around the home and garden, to pest-specific management. Registration for upcoming webinars is live on the Urban & Community IPM Webinar website. We are taking a hiatus in December and will resume with our January 20 webinar featuring invasive pests. If you have suggestions or topics, please email Elaine Lander. Previous webinar recordings are also now available on UC IPM's YouTube channel.
Thank you for all you do to share IPM information with your communities!
Karey Windbiel-Rojas
Associate Director for Urban & Community IPM
kwindbiel@ucanr.edu
Elaine Lander
Urban & Community IPM Educator
elander@ucanr.edu