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Ventura Dragon Fruit Workshop

September 20, 2017
By Ben A Faber
2017 Pitahaya/Dragon Fruit Production Tour Ventura UC Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center 14292 W Telegraph Rd.
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What Hit this Fruit?

September 18, 2017
By Ben A Faber
Last May/June during a hot period and soon after fruit set, avocado growers and PCAs in the Oxnard/Camarillo area were calling in about young fruit about he size of a quarter showing up with white spots. Cutting into the fruit there might only be a small black spot just below the injury.
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Leaffooted Bug Alert

September 13, 2017
0University of California Cooperative Extension Area-wide IPM Advisor, Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Parlier, CA Leaffooted Bug Populations in Ventura County - 2017 Cold winter temperatures can reduce populations of leaffooted bug, Leptoglossus zonatus (Dallas), by ~50 to 80%.
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Gopher snake: friend or foe?

September 11, 2017
By Sonia I Rios
Gopher Snakes (Pituophis catenifer), known as a constrictor snake, are one of the most commonly seen snakes in California. Mainly active during the day, they are active after sundown on hot days.
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