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Urban Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

We work with professionals to improve pest control through research and education in order to protect our communities and the environment.

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This website provides information about urban integrated pest management (IPM) and highlights the activities of UC ANR's urban IPM program in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Residential Home and Garden IPM

IPM for your Home & Garden

Commercial Landscape IPM

IPM for Commercial Landscapes

Structural Industrial IPM

IPM for Structural & Industrial Settings

 

'Pests in the Urban Landscape' Blog
  • Four syrphid flies around a poppy flower in a garden. Photo by Belinda Messenger-Sikes, UC IPM.
    What are “Good Bugs”?

    There are many types of “good bugs” commonly found in the garden or landscape. In integrated pest management (IPM) we refer to “good bugs” as “natural enemies” or “beneficial organisms”. Natural enemies can...

    By Lauren Fordyce
    Author - Urban and Community IPM Educator
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amsutherland@ucanr.edu

Contact information:

Dr. Andrew M Sutherland

SF Bay Area IPM Advisor

(510) 670-5624 office

(510) 499-2930 cell

visit the University of California's Integrated Pest Management website: http://ipm.ucanr.edu/