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Wings Up! Let's Go!
Wings up! Let's go! The monarch fall migration is underway. "Unlike most other insects in temperate climates, monarch butterflies cannot survive a long cold winter. Instead, they spend the winter in roosting spots,"...
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A Monarch Kind of Day
What we've been waiting for all season... A migratory monarch butterfly fluttered into our Vacaville garden at noon today (Tuesday, Sept. 17) and nectared on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. Then...
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Tiny Bug, Big Trouble, Great Science
You may have never seen this tiny bug that's causing big trouble. But agriculturists and scientists have. The spotted-wing drosophila (SWD), Drosophila suzukii, is an agricultural pest that is super...
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Gnats in your houseplants?
If you've noticed tiny, dark insects flying around your houseplants, you likely have fungus gnats. These tiny flies can be a nuisance indoors and may also damage your plants. Fungus gnats lay their eggs in moist soil and...
Calendar
Event Name | Date |
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Master Gardener School Garden Leaders Workshop | 9/21/2024 |
UC Fermenting and Preserving – Homemade Holiday Goodness | 9/21/2024 |
Crop Rotation | 9/21/2024 |
Improving Your Soil with Cover Crops | 9/21/2024 |
Caring for Soil in Raised Beds: Season to Season | 9/21/2024 |
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4-H Community Education Specialist 2 – Half Moon Bay, CA, Job ID 71832
County Locations: San Francisco County, San Mateo County
Posted on August 16, 2024