The best way to stop a pest infestation is to have a pest detection program in place. The County’s Agriculture, Weights & Measures Pest Detection Program makes sure that infestations of exotic pests are kept in check by setting and checking insect traps regularly in residential areas. If you think you may have exotic pests […]
When is a holiday gift not a gift? When it’s carrying pests and destruction. So do everyone a favor — don’t pack a pest!
Agriculture values in San Diego County returned to their growing ways in the latest annual County Crop Report, increasing by 2.63 percent to nearly $1.75 billion after two years of decline.
This bug has traveled far, and now that it’s here, its dangerous appetite is causing quite a stir.
If you’ve ever been to the Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch, you know how the flowers there seem to go on and on and on. There are more than 50 acres of picture-perfect blooms there, partly thanks to County inspectors.
Who would want a homemade holiday fruit basket — with creepy mealybugs? Or a giant whiteflies hiding in hand-picked poinsettias? Nobody, right? But it can happen. If you’re one of the millions of Americans who will be traveling this holiday season, remember — don’t pack a pest!
He’s only 6 years old, but he’s learning how to be responsible for other lives – mainly those of goats.
