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Steve Quarles gestures toward flames rising from dry pine needles and leafy debris in a melting plastic rain gutter affixed to a structure with a shingled roof.
Green Blog: Article

Report: Making homes more resistant to wildfire can be affordable

July 22, 2024
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Priorities include removing objects within five feet of a house, upgrading vents Wildfire losses cost taxpayers and communities hundreds of billions of dollars each year, and preparing communities before a disaster occurs is the best way to avoid damage to homes and neighborhoods.
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Luvisi, wearing a plaid shirt, stands, grinning, in a vineyard.
ANR Employee News: Article

In memoriam: Don Luvisi

July 22, 2024
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Donald A. Luvisi, UC Cooperative Extension viticulture advisor emeritus of Kern County, passed away in Bakersfield on July 10 at the age of 87. Luvisi served as the viticulture farm advisor for Kern County from 1960 until his retirement 39 years later in 1999.
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UC Rice Blog: Article

Rats in rice

July 22, 2024
By Sarah Marsh Janish
We have had some interesting calls lately concerning issues we do not usually see in the fields. We have received calls about small circular areas with snipped rice in fields west of I-5.
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UC Rice Blog: Article

Grasshoppers

July 22, 2024
By Luis Espino
I have been hearing rumbles about grasshoppers in the Valley, mostly in grasslands. I visited a rice field last week with high grasshopper populations. Most of the grasshoppers were near field borders at a density of about 2-3 per square yard in the most dense areas.
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Phytoplasma disease palm
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Phytoplasma Diseases in Palm?

July 22, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Phytoplasma Diseases of Palms in the USA Robert R Krueger1 and Brian W Bahder2 1USDA-ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Citrus & Date, Riverside, CA 2Dept of Entomology & Nematology, University of Florida Fort Lauderdale Research & Education Center, Davie, FL Phytoplasmas are plant pathoge...
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Fuller Park Rose Corral
Spill the Beans: Article

Rose Garden Corral - August 2024

July 22, 2024
August in the Master Gardener's Rose Cycle chart (https://napamg.ucanr.edu/files/254549.pdf) indicates we have a lot of deadheading to do on our 50 bushes. In addition, ideally we should add some fresh mulch around the trunk out to the drip line of the bush.
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Get to know the Master Gardeners of Napa Valley

July 20, 2024
Napa County home gardeners are fortunate to have a variety of gardening resources at their fingertips. The UC Master Gardeners of Napa County website has a lot of helpful information if you know where to look. Check out the website at https://napamg.ucanr.
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