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Snap a pic of your problem plant or mystery bug and email it to the Help Desk: mgsacramento@ucanr.edu

Summer prune deciduous fruit trees to improve light penetration and air circulation. Also cut back new shoot growth above the desired tree height. Watch our summer pruning video.

See more June orchard activities.

Vegetable plants are beginning to set fruit, but something’s not quite right. Visit our Vegetable Problems in Summer pages for answers.

Also visit our Tips for June.

Whether you use it for cooking, scent or landscape beauty, learn more about growing Lavender.

Amendment or mulch? Learn the difference and ways each will improve your soil and make your plants thrive!

Harvest blueberries and cane berries.

See more tips for June.

Continued canopy management, powdery mildew control, irrigation and insects keep us busy this month.

This highly destructive insect has been confirmed in Sacramento County areas of Arden-Arcade and Rancho Cordova.

Report suspected finds to the Sacramento County Agricultural Commissioner office or call the California Department of Food and Agriculture's Pest Hotline at 1 (800) 491-1899.

Read more on the Japanese beetle from UC IPM.

March, 2022

The Asian citrus psyllid has been found in Sacramento causing a County-wide quarantine. The tiny insect damages citrus fruit but of more importance, it can transmit the deadly citrus disease Huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening.  For more:

• Pest Note
• Report Finds

Brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB) (Halyomorpha halys) have invaded several areas in Sacramento County.