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Kathy Darragh with a Heliconius butterfly in the Madingley insectary at the University of Cambridge, England, where she received her doctorate. (Photo by Tom Almeroth-Williams)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Kathy Darragh: 'All About Heliconius Butterflies'

February 8, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
(Editor's Note: She also will present a webinar from noon to 1 p.m., Monday, Feb. 15.) UC Davis postdoctoral researcher Kathy Darragh will discuss All About Heliconius Butterflies at noon today (Feb. 8) as part of the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Month. Link to https://bit.
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Hand holding a red wiggler worm.
The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

The Red Wiggler - A Composting Powerhouse

February 8, 2021
By Anne E Schellman
Worms. I think you either love them or detest the wiggly little guys. I fall into the former category. I love worms, always have.
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Finished plum sauce cooling on a towel
Master Food Preserver SLO/SB Counties: Article

Preserving Plum Sauce in the Winter-Use Your Frozen Fruit

February 8, 2021
Is your freezer full of your summer fruit bounty? Are you wondering how to use some of that stashed produce? My freezer was experiencing an overload of plums. The last couple of summers, my Santa Rosa plum tree has provided a large crop each season.
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Cucumbers climbing inside the raised bed
Spill the Beans: Article

What can go up - will go up

February 8, 2021
In Our Garden, What Can Go Up Must Go Up by Jane Berger As spent vining plants sighed back on the soil in Mid-October and I began to take down drying Kabocha vines, I remember thinking about the opportunities we took to maximize our growing areas on a small property.
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Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Remember Bugs on the Windscreen?

February 6, 2021
by Penny Pawl, UC Master Gardener of Napa County I remember when my parents would go for a drive and the front of the car would be covered with dead bugs that had been hovering in the road. That doesn't happen any longer. The dense populations of bugs have disappeared.
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