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A blood-fed Aedes aegypti mosquito, photographed by medical entomologist/geneticist Geoffrey Attardo.
Bug Squad: Article

Bohart Museum Open House: What You Should Know About Mosquitoes

September 22, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you've been following the breaking news about the invasive mosquito, Aedes aegypti, detected recently in Yolo, Solano and Sacramento counties--you can learn more about these disease-carrying mosquitoes at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 23.
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La mayor barrera para incrementar el uso de fuegos prescritos para reducir el combustible que alimenta los incendios forestales es la falta de un seguro de responsabilidad para los practicantes de este método.
Blog Verde: Article

Aprueban recurso económico en favor de quemas prescritas

September 22, 2023
By Diana Cervantes
Estos fondos son los primeros en su tipo que aprueba el gobierno de California Los fuegos prescritos o quemas controladas son una buena medida para prevenir incendios forestales de mayores proporciones.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

EVENT :: AAIE Conference

September 22, 2023
By Gale Perez
Anil Shrestha (Weed Science Professor, with the Department of Plant Science at CA State University, Fresno) will be speaking at the Association of Applied IPM Ecologist (AAIE) Annual Conference in Visalia, CA. His talk on "Managing weeds in an IPM program. Ecology plays a big part.
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Enjoy persimmons now. (Photo: Nancy Devaurs)
Fresno Gardening Green: Article

This week in the garden: Sept. 22-30

September 22, 2023
Enjoy the last flush of blooming roses along with the bounty of the fall harvest. Tasks: Adjust watering systems as weather cools. Remove and dispose of any fruit and nuts that cling to the tree. Spray hedges and shrubs with water to clean and keep them free of dust to discourage spider mites.
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Blueberries growing in Chico. Laura Kling
The Real Dirt: Article

Growing Blueberries

September 22, 2023
If you've been wanting to grow your own blueberries, fall is a good time to plant a blueberry bush (or two, or three) in our climate.
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Palo Verde Beetle, Mandibles by cobalt123 is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
Under the Solano Sun: Article

The Palo Verde Beetle

September 22, 2023
I have always had an interest in entomology and honestly wished I had pursued it many years ago.
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