Santa Claus and the monarch butterfly share a commonality. Both are icons, easily recognizable. One may become extinct. The U ...

Moringa plants can be cultivated from seeds and cuttings.

As the end of 2024 approaches, I'd like to reflect on the UC IPM Urban and Community program's accomplishments and share what's to come from us in 2025.

Due to the conservation status of the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle (VELB) and federal restrictions on certain pruning practices and removal of blue elderberry plants within the known range of the ...

Next time you drive through your neighborhood, count the number of citrus trees you see. You will start noticing them everywhere, because citrus are the most popular backyard trees to grow in ...

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking another step to reduce potential impacts to farmers from implementing endangered species protections while continuing to protect ...

We were excited to have an outreach booth before this year's annual Sikh Festival – one of the largest Sikh gatherings outside of India drawing over 100,000 people to the area. Since the 1970's, when ...

As the end of 2024 approaches, I'd like to reflect on the UC IPM Urban and Community program's accomplishments and share what's to come from us in 2025. We sincerely thank all of you for engaging with ...

Spray apricots and walnuts with horticultural oil and fixed copper. Provide frost protection. Move or cover tender plants. Use floating row covers or fabric, and uncover plants during the day. Frost ...

These are practices and or products that many people working in our industry may hold to be useful but have no scientific basis for their method of action. They are formed from misinformation passed ...

Amaryllis is a popular Christmas gift and decoration. I have received many over the years, and they are long lasting and beautiful. However, they are not true amaryllis. The most familiar true ...

Hairy vetch is going strong this winter in a small planting bed at the UC Master Gardener's “Garden of the Sun,” a demonstration garden in central Fresno. Hairy vetch, common vetch, sweet clover and ...