Pests

It’s Likely More than Just Ants!

Ants on your leafy vegetables?  Your fruit trees? Your house plants? They’re a prime indicator that sucking insects are feasting on your plants.  There’s a group of soft-bodied insects – aphids, mealybugs, soft scale and whiteflies that feed by sucking juices from plants. Their damage can cause spotted, bleached, or curled foliage, and stunted growth. […]

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Don’t Let the Pretty Flowers Fool You!

In spring our hillsides can be covered with brilliant soft yellow flowers that are beautiful to behold.  And yet – they are an incredibly invasive plant that grow in dense stands that outcompete many native plants. These dense stands are highly flammable and increase the risk of wildfires. The most common species found in California

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There’s a Whole Lot of Jumping Going on!

Got grasshoppers? During the last month there have been multiple reports of large populations of these pests covering people’s plants, especially in the Sacramento area.  These sporadic garden pests can have population booms, usually every 8 to 10 years in California, sometimes lasting 1 to 3 years. The most destructive and widespread grasshopper species is

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