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Creole Red. photos by Nanelle Jones-Sullivan
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Hardneck Garlic Challenge

January 22, 2024
Why do I keep trying to grow hard neck garlic? Well, it's because hard neck garlic is said to be more flavorful, and the cloves are bigger and easier to peel! Or it is for thescapes I think, or because they are different from what we can buy locally.
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Preservation Notes - San Joaquin Master Food Preservers: Article

Beeswax Food Wraps – Possible Alternative to Film Wraps

January 20, 2024
Beeswax cloth presents a sustainable and eco-friendly alternative to plastic film wraps. In contrast to plastic wraps that contribute to pollution and have a slow decomposition process lasting years, beeswax wraps naturally break down, mitigating their environmental impact.
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Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

January is prime time for ONIONS

January 20, 2024
During the dark and cold days of January, is there any reason to work in the garden? Add wet soil that should not be disturbed, and you have a trifecta of obstacles for planting. However, this month does present one great opportunity for home gardeners: onions.
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Male large black chafer beetles, Holotrichia parallela, flying toward a synthetic sex pheromone (in traps). (Photo courtesy of the Walter Leal lab)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Walter Leal and Team Identify Major Sex Pheromone of Severe Ag Pest

January 19, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Newly published research led by UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal and Jiao Yin of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, identifies the major sex pheromone receptor gene involved in the unusual 48-hour rhythm clock of the large black chafer beetle, a severe agricultural pe...
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A European paper wasp, Polistes dominula, has just shredded a Gulf Fritillary caterpillar and is about to take the prey to her colony. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Quick, Get Your Camera Ready! There's a Wasp!

January 19, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Quick, get your camera ready! There's a wasp! Ever heard anyone say that? We remember capturing an image of a European paper wasp, Polistes dominula, that had just shredded a caterpillar and was about to fly the prey back to her colony. It was a Gulf Fritillary caterpillar, Agraulis vanillae.
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Thriving Forward: Article

Meet 4-H Nevada County Ambassador and Club President Jonathan

January 19, 2024
By Matthew R Rodriguez
Recently I [Matt] had a chance to interview 4-H youth member Jonathan who is also this year's 4-H county ambassador and club president for Kentucky Flat in Nevada County. The following are Jonathan's responses to my questions.
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