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New Look for UC IPM Web Pages

Change is in the air. Weather, daylight savings, politics, holiday decorations, and yes, websites. You may have noticed the UC Statewide IPM Program's website is undergoing some style changes. Just this week, the home page...
Invasive Pest Spotlight: Mediterranean Fruit Fly

The invasive pest spotlight focuses on emerging or potential invasive pests in California. In this issue we are covering the Mediterranean fruit fly. Mediterranean Fruit Fly Facts The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis...
An Introduction to Dragonflies and Spiders

Predators employ a diversity of behavioral and morphological adaptations to successfully capture their insect prey, UC Davis doctoral candidates Christofer Brothers and Emma “Em” Jochim told the crowd at the...
Neonicotinoid Pesticides Off the Shelf in January 2025

The common insecticide imidacloprid, and the related active ingredients acetamiprid, clothianidin, dinotefuran, and thiamethoxam, belong to the pesticide group neonicotinoids. Neonicotinoids have been linked to the decline...

Event Name	Date
Master Gardener Education Table at the Serramonte Farmers' Market	11/7/2024
UC MFP - Planning Your Preserving Calendar	11/7/2024
Growing Vegetables and Herbs in Containers	11/9/2024
California’s Native Plants Biodiversity	11/13/2024
Master Gardener Education Table at the Divisadero Farmers' Market	11/17/2024
Master Gardener Education Table at the Serramonte Farmers' Market	11/21/2024
Elkus Fall Camp	11/25/2024
Elkus Fall Camp	11/26/2024
Master Gardener Education Table at the Serramonte Farmers' Market	12/5/2024

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