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Avocado Tree Pruning Worldwide

November 4, 2022
By Ben A Faber
Pruning is a difficult topic to discuss and describe and to arrive at a consistent approach from year to year. And now Simon Newett, Bridie Carr and Renata Grunennvaldt have put together a survey of what avocado growers worldwide are doing to control vegetative growth.
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Ants OnLine

October 28, 2022
By Ben A Faber
You wanted to see where all those ants are coming from? Well here is the site to see what ants are where with their descriptions and images. The ant fauna of California comprises 8 subfamilies, 44 genera and approximately 300 species (of which 30 are introduced).
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