Author

Jose Ortiz

Jose Ortiz is an agricultural entomologist with a university cooperative extension service, where he has worked for 20 years. He examines and identifies insect pests found on regional crops, commercial orchards, and landscape plantings, providing farm growers, nursery workers, and residential gardeners with practical management recommendations. Over the course of his career, he has conducted systematic insect population surveillance across several rural counties, tracked seasonal pest cycles, and published extension pest control bulletins for local producers. Ortiz received a BS in Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz and took an MS in Entomology.

Where Do Chinch Bugs Come From and How Do They Spread?Bugs
What Are the Worms That Hang From Trees?Bugs
What Does Pigweed Look Like? Identification & Control Gardening
What Are Cockleburs and Are They Poisonous?Botany
What Is the Yellow Foam in My Garden?Gardening
Air Potato: What Are the Benefits and Risks?Botany
What Is Gorse? Identification, Risks, and Control Botany
What Is Eating My Oak Tree Leaves?Gardening
What Is White Oil? Its Grades, Uses, and Safety Chemistry
Does Lavender Repel Aphids? The Science Explained Botany
What Is Killing My Grass? A Systematic Diagnostic Guide Lawn
Is Japanese Honeysuckle Poisonous?Botany
What Is Dutch Elm Disease and How Does It Spread?Trees & Shrubs
What Eats Cucumber Leaves? Identifying the Culprit Gardening
Does Milkweed Kill Other Plants?Botany
What Does Red Thread Look Like on Grass?Lawn
What Do Spider Mite Bites Look Like?Bugs
What Are Nematodes in Plants and How Do They Cause Damage?Gardening
Do Spotted Lanternflies Kill Trees?Bugs
What Causes Oak Galls and Are They Harmful?Gardening
What Is Virginia Creeper? Identification & Risks Botany
Is Water Hyacinth Poisonous? The Real Dangers Botany
What Is the Orange Stuff on My Grass?Lawn
What Is Plat Weed and How Do You Get Rid of It?Lawn
Is Ragwort a Weed? Understanding the Risks and Removal Gardening
What Type of Pesticide Is Used to Kill Plants?Gardening
What Is Killing My St. Augustine Grass?Lawn
How Does the Emerald Ash Borer Kill Trees?Trees & Shrubs
How to Get Rid of Mile-a-Minute Vine Botany
How Long Does It Take Pine Beetles to Kill a Tree?Trees & Shrubs