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Ants make their way into a home. (Photo: UC ANR)
Fresno Gardening Green: Article

Simple solutions for summertime pests

July 26, 2024
When the weather is hot outside, pests are likely to search for cool, sheltered areas such as inside your home. But that doesn't mean it's time to spray pesticides.
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Under the Solano Sun: Article

The Bug Bureau: The Case of the Wilting Tomato Stem

July 26, 2024
The victims: In late June, wilting was observed above one stem near the top of the tomato plant. On closer inspection, a hole was bored below the wilting in a single stem and a hole in a nearby tomato. The autopsy: Evidence of tunneling and frass or caterpillar waste.
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avocado phenological stages
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Avocado Phenology

July 26, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Farm Advisor UCCE Ventura County Plants, therefore avocados, go through different growth stages, so called phenological stages, regular periods where they grow and differentiate from seed to various vegetative stages, flowering and finally seed production.
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Stay cool by tending plants inside the house this week. (Photo: Pexels)
Fresno Gardening Green: Article

This week in the garden: July 26 - Aug. 1

July 26, 2024
Catch up on the TLC for your houseplants. Fertilize house plants lightly, repot as necessary and replace soil. Tasks Water citrus on a regular schedule to maintain even soil moisture. Continuously wet soil in the upper few inches risks root rot.
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Advanced stage of blossom end rot. Jack Kelly Clark, UC IPM
The Real Dirt: Article

Fighting Blossom End Rot

July 26, 2024
Are your tomatoes not looking their beautiful best this year? They may be suffering from blossom end rot. Blossom end rot first appears as a small, water-soaked spot on the blossom end of a tomato. The spot enlarges, darkens, and becomes sunken and leathery.
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Citricola scale Instar
Citrus IPM News: Article

Citricola scale field day at Lindcove on September 24

July 25, 2024
By Sandipa Gautam
2024 seems like a year of citricola scale. This season, pest control advisors have reported significant numbers of citricola scale in the San Joaquin Valley. Citricola scale, a soft bodied scale insect is sap sucking pest of citrus that thrives in cooler temperatures.
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Iris Quayle of the laboratory of Jason Bond, director of the Bohart Museum, explains the differences between moths and butterflies. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Moths and Butterflies: What Are the Differences?

July 25, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
What are the differences between moths and butterflies? That was a key question asked at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's annual Moth Night, held both indoors and outdoors on the UC Davis campus on Saturday, July 20.
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Subtropical Fruit Crops Research & Education: Article

Spring 2024

July 25, 2024
Click here to read this issue of the Topics in Subtropics newsletter.
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