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Pest Notes
- Olive Knot
- Black Scale
UC Pest Management Guidelines (UC Statewide IPM Project Web Site)
UC Cooperative Extension Cost and Return Studies
- Almonds
  Double Line Drip Irrigation. Southern San Joaquin Valley. 2016 PDF
- Almonds
  Flood Irrigated. San Joaquin Valley North. 2011. PDF
- Almonds
  Micro-sprinkler. San Joaquin Valley North. 2016. PDF
- Olive Oil
  Super High Density. San Joaquin Valley 2007. PDF
- Olives - San Joaquin Valley. 2005 PDF
- Pecans - Sacramento/San Joaquin Valley - 2005. PDF
- Pistachios
  Low Volume Irrigation - San Joaquin Valley South. 2015. PDF
- Walnuts
  Late Leafing - Lateral Bearing. San Joaquin Valley North. 2017. PDF
- Walnuts
  Micro-Sprinkler Irrigation - San Joaquin Valley North. 2007 PDF

Well, hello there! A jumping spider moves slowly and unobtrusively up a shadowed Vacaville wall on Jan. 2. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bug Squad: Article

A Spider, a Shadow, a Hello, and a Goodbye

January 11, 2022

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Who doesn't love jumping spiders? They're adorable. No? Well, they are to arthropod enthusiasts, but not so much to their prey. This one (probably a Phidippus audax, a Bold Jumper) was moving slowly and unobtrusively up a shadowed Vacaville stucco wall on the morning of Jan. 2.

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Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County: Article

2022 Quad-County Walnut Day

January 11, 2022

University of California Cooperative Extension 51st Quad-County Walnut Institute February 7, 2022, 7:30-12:00 PM (noon) Robert J. Cabral Agricultural Center, Assembly Rm. 1-3 2101 E. Earhart Ave.

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Strawberries and Caneberries: Article

Do Alternative Pest Management Developments Endanger the Use of Existing Pesticides?

January 11, 2022

By Mark P Bolda

I have heard the opinion floated several times recently that the research of alternative pest control methods or materials can result in cancellation or limitation of existing pesticides.

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Consider Joining Us For “Wednesdays With A Master Gardener” Series?

January 11, 2022

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Listen Up To "Roses - Choosing, Pruning, and Care" on In The Garden Radio

January 11, 2022

But others with as few as four petals will do great. So learn the different types of roses to choose as the best for your garden space or use for the flowers. Bareroot plants are available now so pick the best ones.

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Two's company, three's a crowd? Milkweed bugs on a cactus on Jan. 2, 2022 in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bug Squad: Article

Overwintering Milkweed Bugs on the Prowl

January 10, 2022

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Have you seen any overwintering milkweed bugs lately? About a dozen milkweed bugs, Oncopeltus fasciatus, emerged from seclusion Jan. 2, 2022 in our Vacaville garden. The temperature hovered at 32 degrees that morning, but when the sun peeked out, there they were. Mating.

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Gov. Newsom proposes 5-year funding compact with UC

January 10, 2022

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

UC Office of the President released a statement on Gov. Newsom's budget proposal today. UC ANR is also grateful for the plan, which includes a 5% increase in UC funding, allocations for deferred maintenance and climate research and outreach. Please read the UC statement below.

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