Topics in Subtropics

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Heat Forecast - Be Ready

June 4, 2020

By Ben A Faber

From Fox Weather by way of CA Avocado Commission, hot weather is forecast for mid- to late- June This is a time to make sure that trees are adequately hydrated prior to the heat spell.

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Shot Hole Borer in the Tijuana River?

June 3, 2020

By Ben A Faber

This is the most recent status report of theKuroshio Shot Hole Borer in the Tijuana River Valley of San Diego. For the full report go to: https://trnerr.

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Pollen Control

June 1, 2020

By Ben A Faber

https://news.missouri.edu/2020/bee-thankful-for-the-evolution-of-pollen/ Bee' thankful for the evolution of pollen Missouri U.

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Avocado Seminar - June 10. Online

May 29, 2020

By Ben A Faber

Avocado Varieties like GEM, Maluma, and Future Varieties & Rootstock Update CAS/CAC/UC Seminar Series Mary Lu Arpaia and Eric Focht of UC Riverside Botany will cover the horticultural characteristics of the Hass-like varieties - how they grow in different circumstances relative to Hass'.

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Tis the Miner Bee Season

May 29, 2020

By Ben A Faber

What a lot of bees. These are Miner or Chimney bee nests. Another type of Digger bee, these nests are from Santa Paula Canyon thanks to Nathan Lurie The hills are alive with the sound of BEE-EEZZE. And often they are found crawling on the ground, as is the case of Digger Bees.

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