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Hoplia Beetles – The Mini Munching Menace

May 5th, 2025
 It’s spring and your flowers and roses have begun to bloom. You stop to admire their color and fragrance. But hold on! Something has been eating your flowers! On closer inspection, you see it. A hoplia beetle, a mini munching menace.Hoplia beetles are common in the California Central Valley. Small,…
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Wonderful Wildflower Walks

April 18th, 2025
 Imagine the California Central Valley being carpeted from one end to the other with wildflowers in the spring. When the Scottish naturalist John Muir first came over the Sierra Nevada mountains in the spring during late 1800s, he wrote: “At my feet lay the Great Central Valley of California, level and…
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UC Master Gardener Spotlight: Get to know Connie Lundgren-Gardner

April 18th, 2025
 We hope you enjoy our Spotlight series. Learn more about who we are and what we do by hearing directly from our program volunteers! This is the second in our Spotlight series. If you missed last month's, you can read it at https://ucanr.edu/blog/stanislaus-sprout/article/get-know-terry-pellegrini…
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All About Avocados

April 16th, 2025
 Avocados have a creamy texture and buttery, slghtly nutty flavor that make them popular. In addition to tasting good, they are also a source of healthy fats, fiber, vitamins and minerals.  Avocados are native to southern Mexico, Central America and the West Indies. The fruit has long been…
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