- Author: Thomas J Getts
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I have gotten quite a few calls about blister beetles this year. There was a newspaper article up in Modoc that caused some stir, and was picked up by a lot of social media pages. So, what are blister beetles and why do we care?
Blister beetles get their name for a reason. They contain the toxin cantharidin, which can be excreted when they are threatened, or crushed which causes bad blisters on the skin. While this is problematic they typically are not drawn to humans, and blisters can be avoided by not handling them. Where they pose a larger problem is as a contaminant of hay, where they can be crushed/killed and incorporated into a bale posing as a potential toxin to be consumed by livestock.
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- Author: Pamela S Kan-Rice
Dear UC ANR Community,
As we begin the 2024-2025 year, I want to reaffirm our UC ANR Principles of Community and ensure that all members of our community understand both the rights and the responsibilities of free expression in the UC ANR context.
This year we expect the continuation of active discourse on various issues impacting our communities, nation and world. There are many avenues for academics and staff to advocate for their personal views within their communities. We actively encourage members of our UC ANR community to make your voices heard on issues that matter to you.
To ensure that everyone within the UC ANR community can...
- Author: Ben A Faber
UC Ag Experts Talk: Avocado Pests and their Management in California
Date: September 4, 2024
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Contact: Cheryl Reynolds, creynolds@ucanr.edu
Sponsor: UC Ag Experts Talk
Event Details
In this webinar, Dr. Ben Faber, University of California Cooperative Extension Advisor in Santa Barbara and Ventura...
/h2>/h1>- Author: Luis A Espino
It is time again for the Rice Diseases Survey. The objective of the Survey is to document the incidence of rice diseases in Sacramento Valley rice fields so that the Air Resources Board agrees to continue to allow the rice industry to burn up to 25% of the acreage. Every five years, the Board has to re-approve the straw burning program. One of the reasons for letting growers still burn is disease control. Therefore, it is important to show that diseases are still present in rice fields. This is the third Rice Diseases Survey Cooperative Extension is conducting. The first was in 2014 and the second in 2019.
A crew of four to five will be stopping in random fields in the major rice producing counties and inspecting...
- Author: Pam S Kan Rice
Los productores de zarzamoras de la costa central de California podrán calcular el costo y potencial rendimiento de sus cultivos, gracias a un nuevo estudio que dieron a conocer recientemente investigadores de la Universidad de California.
El estudio fue preparado por la División de Agricultura y Recursos Naturales de UC, Extensión Cooperativa de UC y el Departamento de Agricultura y Economía de Recursos de UC Davis.
“El estudio proporciona a los agricultores con una referencia para calcular sus propios costos, lo cual puede asistirles en la solicitud de préstamos para producción, proyectar el costo de mano de obra,...