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  Want to Learn More about Mosquitoes and Ticks?

  Want to learn more about mosquitoes and ticks? UC Davis doctoral student and medical entomologist Carla-Cristina “CC” Melo Edwards of the laboratory of medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo of...
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  Going Native – A History

  There are lots of reasons to include native plants in your garden. But do you know when the native plant movement began in California and why the use of native plants is so important?  Theodore Payne (1872-1963) is...
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  Transforming Your Landscape: A Journey of Inspiration, Challenges, and Success - Part Two

  Watching the transformation of my front landscape over the past six months has been nothing short of exhilarating. Despite the challenges of an exceptionally hot summer, the plants have thrived, slowly acclimating to their...
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  The UC Master Gardener - and the Public - as IPM Ambassadors

  An effective UC Master Gardener volunteer should see themselves first as a gardener, then a student, as well as a teacher, a storyteller, and finally, a defender of our shared California waterways and clean air. It may not...