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Pests in Gardens and Landscapes—Recent Changes

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Pest Notes

This list reflects additions or revisions for the past six months:

Snails and Slugs, updated November 4, 2009.
Bats, added October 28, 2009.
Black Widow and Other Widow Spiders, added October 28, 2009.
Mosquitoes, updated October 13, 2009.
Pocket Gophers, updated September 14, 2009.
Eucalyptus Longhorned Borers, updated September 10, 2009.
Spotted Spurge and Other Spurges, updated September 8, 2009.
Palm Diseases in the Landscape, added August 26, 2009.
Carpenter Ants, updated August 4, 2009.
Walnut Husk Fly, updated July 21, 2009.
Brooms, added July 21, 2009.
Poison Oak, updated July 21, 2009.
Bed Bugs, updated May 27, 2009.
Roses: Diseases and Abiotic Disorders, updated May 20, 2009.
Powdery Mildew on Ornamentals, updated April 23, 2009.
California Oakworm, updated April 9, 2009.
Olive Fruit Fly, updated February 13, 2009.
Eucalyptus Tortoise Beetles, updated February 3, 2009.
Peach Leaf Curl, updated December 11, 2008.
Powdery Mildew on Fruits and Berries, updated December 3, 2008.
Bark Beetles, updated November 12, 2008.
Powdery Mildew on Vegetables, updated November 7, 2008.
Soil Solarization for Gardens & Landscapes, added October 30, 2008.
Burning & Stinging Nettles, added October 28, 2008.
Pesticidas: Uso Seguro y Eficaz, added October 21, 2008.
Lyme Disease in California, updated October 8, 2008.
Roses: Insect and Mite Pests and Beneficials, updated September 3, 2008.
Common Knotweed, updated August 26, 2008.
Roses: Cultural Practices and Weed Control, updated July 29, 2008.
Squash Bugs, added July 11, 2008.
Dallisgrass, updated July 9, 2008.

Quick Tips

This list reflects additions or revisions for the past year:

Las hormigas (ants), updated November 16, 2009.
Manejo integrado de plagas e insectos benéficos (IPM and Beneficial Insects), updated November 16, 2009.
Bark Beetles, added November 5, 2009.
El diseno del jardin y la calidad del agua (landscape design and water quality), added July 30, 2009.
Plantas para el jardin fertilizantes y riego (landscape plants fertilizing and watering), added July 30, 2009.
Fertilizacion del cesped (lawn fertilizing), added July 30, 2009.
Regar del cesped (lawn watering), added July 30, 2009.
Mosquitos (mosquitoes), added July 30, 2009.
Lepra o abolladura del duraznero (peach leaf curl), added July 30, 2009.
Cenicilla (powdery mildew), added July 30, 2009.
Acaros (spider mites), added July 30, 2009.
Los trips (thrips), added July 30, 2009.
Bed Bugs, added April 8, 2009.
Landscape Design & Water Quality, added December 12, 2008.
Landscape Plants: Fertilizing & Watering, added December 12, 2008.
Lawn Fertilizing, added December 12, 2008.
Lawn Watering, added December 12, 2008.
Productos químicos para el jardín y la calidad del agua (garden chemicals and water quality), added October 17, 2008.
Ratón común (house mouse), added October 16, 2008.
Psílidos (psyllids), added October 16, 2008.
Ardilla de tierra (ground squirrel), added October 15, 2008.
Avispas chaqueta amarilla (yellowjackets), added October 15, 2008.
Tuzas (gophers), added October 13, 2008.
Cochinillas (scales), added October 13, 2008.
Powdery Mildew, added April 16, 2008.
Spider Mites, added April 16, 2008.
Mosquitoes, added April 14, 2008.
Peach Leaf Curl, added April 14, 2008.
Thrips, added April 14, 2008.

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