Touch-Screen Pest Management Kiosks

The University of California Statewide IPM Program has developed a touch-screen kiosk to help consumers around the state solve pest problems, protect the environment, and prevent runoff from residential landscapes.

The IPM Kiosk contains information about 60 common home and garden pests (63 KB, PDF) including identification and management, alternatives to pesticides and least toxic pest control, as well as safe use and disposal of pesticides. The kiosk also includes tips related to proper watering, fertilizing, and avoiding problems associated with garden chemicals. Kiosk users can look up a pest by category and name or diagnose a problem on plants. Users can watch videos, print and take home information, as well as locate resources for finding additional pest management help in their county.

Kiosks will be placed throughout California as part of UC Master Gardener outreach events and in nurseries, libraries, county fairs, garden exhibits, and plant clinics. For more information about the kiosks, contact Karey Windbiel-Rojas at UC IPM.

Find out when a kiosk will be in your area!

Kiosk location schedule 2009 (all locations in California, listed by county)

Alameda County

Alameda County Fair
July 1 to 19
4501 Pleasanton Avenue, Pleasanton
(925) 426-7600

Marin County

Marin County Fair
July 1 to 5
10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael
(415) 499-6400
http://marinfair.org/

Merced County

Merced County Fair
July 21 to 26
900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Merced

Orange County

Fullerton Arboretum Gift and Garden Shop
May 1 to July 1
1900 Associated Rd, Fullerton
http://www.fullertonarboretum.org
Orange County Fair
July 10 to August 9
88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa

Sacramento County

Cal/EPA lobby—Ongoing
1001 I Street, Sacramento
(corner of I and 10th streets)

San Diego County

Cuyamaca Community College
Plant Nursery
June 16 to Aug. 1
900 Rancho San Diego Parkway, El Cajon
(619) 660-4000
Pala Indian Reservation Administration Building
June 16 to Aug. 1
12196 Pala Mission Rd, Pala
(760) 891-3513

San Diego (cont.)

San Diego Wild Animal Park
Aug. 1 to Sept. 15
15500 San Pasqual Valley Rd., Escondido
(760) 747-8702
Chula Vista Nature Center
Aug. 1 to Oct. 30
1000 Gunpowder Point, Chula Vista
San Diego Zoo—Ongoing
2920 Zoo Dr., San Diego
(619) 234-3153
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/

Santa Clara County

SummerWinds Garden Centers—rotating through 3 stores
http://www.summerwindsca.com
- Mar. 1 to Mar. 29
  725 San Antonio Rd., Palo Alto
- Mar. 30 to May 23
  805 Yuba Dr., Mountain View
- May 24 to July 4
  1491 De Anza Blvd., Cupertino

San Joaquin County

Robert J. Cabral Ag Center
Apr. 1 to June 23
2101 E. Earhart Ave., Stockton
(209) 953-6100
San Joaquin County Fair
June 24 to 28
1658 South Airport Way, Stockton
(209) 953-6111
http://www.sanjoaquinfair.com/

Ventura County

Hansen AG Center
May 16 to November 12
14292 West Telegraph Road, Santa Paula
805-525-9293, 204
http://groups.ucanr.org/VCMG/

Created in collaboration with the Healthy Garden/Healthy Home Project, UC Cooperative Extension, San Diego, the California State Water Resource Control Board, and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation.

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