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 (all locations in California, listed by county)

Contra Costa County

Diablo Valley Junior College, Sept. 1 to Oct. 15, 2008
Horticulture Dept.
321 Golf Club Road, Pleasant Hill
(925) 646-6130

Fresno County

Sunnyside Regional Library—Ongoing
5566 East Kings Canyon Road, Fresno
(559) 255-6594

Lake County

Walmart, Sept. 1 to Oct. 15, 2008
15960 Dam Road, Clearlake
(707) 995-5452

Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County Arboretum—Ongoing
301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia
(626) 821-3222
http://www.arboretum.org

Madera County

Madera District Fair, Sept. 4 to 7, 2008
1850 W. Cleveland Avenue, Madera
(559) 674-8511
http://www.maderafair.com

Nevada County

Tomato Tasting—Open House, Sept. 13, 2008
9 AM to 1 PM
Fall Plant Sale—Oct. 4, 2008, 9 AM to Noon
Nevada County UC Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden
1036 W. Main Street
Grass Valley, CA
http://cenevada.ucdavis.edu

San Diego County

San Diego Zoo—Ongoing
2920 Zoo Dr., San Diego
(619) 234-3153
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/
Cordova Gardens, Aug. 1 to Sept. 15, 2008
902 Encinitas Blvd., Encinitas
(760) 944-6984
Home Depot, Aug. 1 to Sept. 15, 2008
1001 El Camino Real, Encinitas
(760) 943-9600

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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