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UC part of nationwide cyber attack

March 22, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
UC has learned that it, along with other universities, government agencies, and private companies throughout the country, was recently subject to a cybersecurity attack.
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photos by Launa Herrmann
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Anticipating the Garden's Colors

March 22, 2021
I never understood why some people hug trees. Until today. As I stood on the lockdown side of my kitchen peering through dirty window panes at a drab flowerbed, I recognized something was missing in my spirit that closet cleaning and Zoom meetings can't reach.
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Dead and dying coffeeberry (Frangula californica) shrubs are clearly visible in a failing restoration in a coastal scrub site in San Mateo County, dominated by shrubs with occasional small groups of trees. Phytophthora crassamura and P. megasperma were both isolated directly from symptomatic tissue and from the rhizosphere (i.e. soil and fine roots) of diseased plants. Photo by Laura Sims.
Green Blog: Article

Phytophthora invasions linked to ecological restorations

March 22, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Biological invasions are one of the three main causes for biodiversity loss globally, together with urbanization and climate change. Not unlike animals and plants, microbes can become invasive in non-native ecosystems.
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Bush full of bright yellow lemons.
The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

Thinking of Planting a Citrus Tree? Now's the Time.

March 22, 2021
By Anne E Schellman
Citrus trees can be planted any time after the danger of frost has passed, which in our area is usually around mid-to-late March. It's a good idea to plant citrus early try to have your trees in the ground by May because a sudden hot spell may damage trees that are not well established.
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citrus red mite damage
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Citrus Mite Zoom

March 22, 2021
By Ben A Faber
David Haviland, UCCE Farm Advisor discussed integrated pest management for five different species of mites that cause economic damage to citrus, including proper identification, monitoring, and tools for management. Biological control was also be discussed, including the use of predatory mites.
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Spill the Beans: Article

Spring in the Garden

March 22, 2021
by Julie Pramuk February 10 It's a bright sunny morning in our Alta Heights garden in Napa. Sweet peas planted in early November are reaching for the fence. Garlic planted in front of the sweet peas are shooting up.
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CUTLINE: First-generation, vision-based, intelligent cultivators are now available to help control weeds in specialty crops. (Photo courtesy of Steve Fennimore, University of California, Davis.)
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Can Artificial Intelligence Help Growers Win the Weed Wars?

March 21, 2021
By Gale Perez
From the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) HEADLINES March 17, 2021 * * * * * * * * * * * WESTMINSTER, Colorado March 17, 2021 Weed control in vegetables, flowers and herbs can be incredibly labor intensive, experts with the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) say.
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Lillies Kill Kitties: Photo courtesy of cathealth.com
The Coastal Gardener : Article

Easter Lilies Kills Kitties

March 20, 2021
By Sherida J Phibbs
Easter is right around the corner and one of the most commonly gifted plant during this holiday is the Easter Lily (Lilium longiflorum).
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