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Yolo County Resource Conservation District (RCD) is hiring : Controller
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Job announcement :: Controller for RCD

July 7, 2023
By Gale Perez
Do you want to do work that matters for your community? Do you want to be part of an enthusiastic, dynamic team working to improve Yolo County's natural and working lands?
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Screen shot from UC Davis Distinguished Professor James R. Carey's teachings.
Bug Squad: Article

Tips on How to Write a Research Paper or Term Paper

July 7, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you're a student in a UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology class taught by UC Davis Distinguished Professor James R. Carey, you'll learn from the pro how to write a research paper or term paper, a requirement in his classes.
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UC Master Gardeners of Merced County: Article

2023-07 July Merced Master Gardeners Newsletter

July 7, 2023
Hope you are enjoying your summer. This issue Includes: Upcoming Workshops - Culinary Herb Workshop, Sat, July 8 from 10 am-12 noon Success Growing Citrus on Sat, Aug 12, and Seed Saving on Sat, Sep 9.
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Beach sage
Fresno Gardening Green: Article

July plant of the month: Beach Sage

July 7, 2023
Looking for a salvia that's something out of the ordinary? Salvia Africana-lutea, or beach sage, is just that. Rarely seen in our area, beach sage is a very tough, drought tolerant shrub. Fragrant gray-green foliage is slightly ruffled and almost succulent looking.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

What Happened to Avocado Fruit Set this Year?

July 7, 2023
By Ben A Faber
Avocado fruit set is lousy up and down the coast this year. The trees were flowering in many places from January to June. They kept trying to set fruit, but nada.
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Crown whitefly colony on oak leaf. Jack Kelly Clark, UC IPM
The Real Dirt: Article

Leaf-sucking Whiteflies

July 7, 2023
Whiteflies are small, white-winged, low flying insects that flit erratically when disturbed. Ten species are common in California. Whiteflies feed on many crops, weeds, ornamentals, shrubs and trees, including citrus. As one host plant dries up or is harvested, they move on to another host.
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Rose Garden at Luther Burbank’s Home and Gardens photos by Brenda Altman
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Luther Burbank's Legacy to Horticulture

July 7, 2023
Several weeks ago, I traveled to Santa Rosa to visit and explore the Luther Burbank Home and Gardens. a registered National State and City Historic Landmark. It is also an ASHS (American Society for Horticultural Science) Landmark. Luther Burbank was an important figure in Horticultural Science.
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Photo 4. Brake On! (32 fl oz/ac) plus flumioxazin (Chateau 6 oz/ac). Five months after treatment.
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Brake On! A New Herbicide in Highbush Blueberry

July 6, 2023
By Gale Perez
Brake On! is a preemergence herbicide registered in blueberry and other horticultural crops in Oregon and Washington but not in California. Fluridone, the active ingredient of Brake On! inhibits carotenoid biosynthesis in the phytoene desaturase enzyme step.
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