The Bug Man

NEXT MEETING: The Horticultural History Of San Diego Presented By John Clements, May 17, 2025, 1:30 p.m. In-person, Oasis Rancho Bernardo

This vintage photo of San Diego is a favorite of John Clements'. The dark dot just to the left of the middle of the photograph is a large...

7 days ago

By Eric Middleton PhD, IPM Advisor, University of California Statewide IPM Program and Cooperative Extension, San Diego, Orange, and Los...

Feb 28

By Eric Middleton PhD, IPM Advisor, University of California Statewide IPM Program and Cooperative Extension, San Diego, Orange, and Los...

Sep 1, 2024

By Eric Middleton PhD, IPM Advisor, University of California Statewide IPM Program and Cooperative Extension, San Diego, Orange, and Los...

Mar 1, 2024

By Eric Middleton, UC Cooperative Extension IPM Advisor, for Let’s Talk Plants! October 2023. Editor’s note: Please welcome Eric...

Oct 1, 2023

By James A. Bethke, for Let’s Talk Plants! July 2022. Figure 1. The European earwig, Forficula auricularia L. Photo from Pixabay.com....

Jul 1, 2022

By James A. Bethke, for Let’s Talk Plants! May 2022. Soft scale insects can be quite a pest in the landscape and garden in southern...

May 1, 2022

Sooty Mold By James A. Bethke, for Let's Talk Plants! March 2022. I gave a presentation a few years back at a community center, which was...

Mar 1, 2022