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Fungus Helps a Honeybee

June 21, 2021
By Ben A Faber
New fungus strain could provide a chemical-free method to help honey bees Washington State University Jennifer Han jennifer.o.han@wsu.edu PULLMAN, Wash.
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New Favorite Tool

June 21, 2021
by Matthew E. Navarro While working the 2020 harvest at a large custom crush facility, I lucked into a harvester's loss. Tumbling out of a macrobin fell a simple tool composed of a hard plastic handle and a short curved blade.
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Leaf curled due to aphids
The Coastal Gardener : Article

Aphids on Apple Trees

June 20, 2021
By Sherida J Phibbs
Aphids are the most frequent pests of orchards. You may notice the apple tree leaves are curled up, and when you open the leaves, you'll see a mass of small gray insects. The gray aphids are common everywhere. Their bodies are covered with small gray scales with ash bloom.
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Hydroponically grown basil.

Grow Hydroponics: Save the World and Your Back

June 20, 2021
When most people think of hydroponics, they think of growingwell, cannabis. However, hydroponics is a great method for growing all kinds of herbs, vegetables, and fruits. Hydroponics involves growing plants in a water and mineral nutrient solution without soil.
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Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Saving Seed Tips.

June 19, 2021
By Pat Hitchcock, UC Master Gardener of Napa County One of the pleasures of having a large, messy vegetable garden is that plants that get ignored past their useful life as an edible still have value. I've learned this slowly over time.
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UC Rice Blog: Article

Armyworm monitoring

June 18, 2021
By Luis Espino
The armyworm monitoring network started a few weeks ago. We have traps on 15 sites across the Sacramento Valley and three sites in the northern San Joaquin Valley.
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UC Cooperative Extension - Madera County: Article

Summer 2021 Newsletter

June 18, 2021
Attached are two pistachio specific articles: large bug control and irrigation considerations during a drought year.
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