Touch-Screen Pest Management Kiosks

The University of California Statewide IPM Program has developed a touch-screen kiosk to help consumers around the state solve pest problems, protect the environment, and prevent runoff from residential landscapes.

The IPM Kiosk contains information about 60 common home and garden pests (63 KB, PDF) including identification and management, alternatives to pesticides and least toxic pest control, as well as safe use and disposal of pesticides. The kiosk also includes tips related to proper watering, fertilizing, and avoiding problems associated with garden chemicals. Kiosk users can look up a pest by category and name or diagnose a problem on plants. Users can watch videos, print and take home information, as well as locate resources for finding additional pest management help in their county.

Kiosks will be placed throughout California as part of UC Master Gardener outreach events and in nurseries, libraries, county fairs, garden exhibits, and plant clinics. For more information about the kiosks, contact Karey Windbiel-Rojas at UC IPM.

Find out when a kiosk will be in your area!

Kiosk location schedule (all locations in California, listed by county)

Alameda County

Alameda County Fair, June 20 to July 6, 2008
Alameda County Fairgrounds, Agriculture Bldg.
4501 Pleasanton Ave., Pleasanton
(925) 426-7565
http://www.alamedacountyfair.com

Contra Costa County

San Ramon Farmers Market, Saturdays, July 1 to Aug. 1, 2008
19953 San Ramon Valley Blvd., San Ramon
(925) 973-3280
http://www.ci.san-ramon.ca.us/market

Fresno County

Sunnyside Regional Library—Ongoing
5566 East Kings Canyon Road, Fresno
(559) 255-6594

Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County Arboretum—Ongoing
301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia
(626) 821-3222
http://www.arboretum.org

Merced County

Merced County Fair, July 15 to July 20, 2008
900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Merced
(209) 722-1507
http://www.mercedcountyfair.com

Orange County

Orange County Fair, July 11 to Aug. 3, 2008
88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa
(714) 708-3247
http://www.ocfair.com/ocf

Sacramento County

Fair Oaks Boulevard Nursery, July 1 to Aug. 1, 2008
4681 Fair Oaks Blvd, Sacramento
(916) 483-1830
http://www.fairoaksblvdnursery.com

San Diego County

San Diego Zoo—Ongoing
2920 Zoo Dr., San Diego
(619) 234-3153
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/
Plant World, May 1 to July 31, 2008
26334 Mesa Rock Rd., Escondido
(760) 741-2144
San Diego County Fair, June 14 to July 6, 2008
Del Mar Fair Grounds
2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar
(858) 755-1161
http://www.sdfair.com/fair

Santa Cruz County

Scarborough Gardens, July 1 to Aug. 15, 2008
33 El Pueblo Road, Scotts Valley
(831) 438-4106
http://www.scarboroughgardens.com

Solano County

Dixon Public Library, July 1 to Aug. 10, 2008
230 North 1st Street, Dixon
707-678-5447

Sonoma County

Sonoma County Fair, July 22 to Aug. 4, 2008
1350 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa
707-545-4200
http://www.sonomacountyfair.com

Created in collaboration with the Healthy Garden/Healthy Home Project, UC Cooperative Extension, San Diego, the California State Water Resource Control Board, and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation.

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