The Bug Man

THE BUG MAN: Agave Mites - An Invisible Enemy

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

THE NEW BUG MAN: Green Fruit Beetles - A Sign Of SD Summer & Early Fall

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

THE BUG MAN: Earwigs

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

THE BUG MAN: Soft Scales

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...