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- 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

Kit Leung showing vegetables he grew and pickled Vietnamese style.

UCCE Master Gardeners of San Bernardino County Blogs: Article

Spotlight on UC San Bernardino County Master Gardener Kit Leung

November 2, 2020

Sometimes you meet people that energize you with their enthusiasm and friendly, approachable manner. I recently had this experience when I interviewed Kit Leung, this month's UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) San Bernardino County Spotlight Master Gardener.

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Persimmon U-Pick - click here to register

News from UC ANR South Coast REC and Beyond: Article

Persimmon U-Pick 2020 - Fall fun in the field

November 2, 2020

By Tamara J Majcherek

Looking for some outdoor fun and fresh fall fruit? Join us for one of the 2020 Persimmon U-Pick event sessions being held on Tuesday November 3rd, Friday November 6th, and Tuesday November 10th. Limited space available - pre-registration required. Click here to register Click here to register.

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Micah Freedman reared monarchs in a UC Davis greenhouse before receiving his doctorate in population biology and heading for the University of Chicago as a postdoctoral fellow. He included some of the monarch dataset in the PNAS paper.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Entomology & Nematology News: Article

UC Davis Research: How Loss of Migration Affects Monarch Butterfly Wings

November 2, 2020

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Newly published UC Davis research analyzing modern-day and museum collections of monarch butterflies over a 200-year period indicates that the loss of migration and range expansion leads to smaller and shorter wings.

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UCCE Master Gardeners of San Bernardino County Blogs: Article

Coordinators Corner: Finding Peace and Solace in the Garden

November 2, 2020

By Margaret J O'neill

Fall is upon us, and with the changing of seasons and weather getting cooler we also have an election and are still in the midst of COVID.one sometimes wonders where peace and solace can be found.

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UCCE Master Gardeners of San Bernardino County Blogs: Article

What's bugging your garden: Using Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to Protect your Citrus

November 2, 2020

By Margaret J O'neill

Do you have citrus in your yard? This is the time of year that the Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) is most active in San Bernardino County when trees are sending out their fall flush of new growth.

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Doctoral student Erin Calfee with her collecting net.

Bug Squad: Article

UC Davis Doctoral Student Analyzes Population Genetics of Africanized Honey Bees

November 2, 2020

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

A UC Davis doctoral student's newly published research analyzing the population genetics of Africanized honey bees in North and South America details how rapidly they spread to California and also chronicles their successes and limitations.

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Participants attend classes taught by Elia Escalante, Nutrition Educator representing CFHL, UCCE Tulare

UC Delivers: Article

Calfresh Healthy Living, UC increased food and financial resiliency among limited resource families in Tulare County

November 2, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased food insecurity among community's most vulnerable population. Food insecurity is a major public health issue in which low-income individuals are disproportionately affected.

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President Drake 's message about this week's election

November 2, 2020

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Dear Colleagues, Please read the letter below from President Drake about tomorrow's presidential election. During these trying times, I strongly agree with his call to remember our shared UC community values.

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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Give a Fig. Pests Might Not Like It.

November 2, 2020

By Ben A Faber

Sometimes distant relationships are better than close relationships. https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.

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Spill the Beans: Article

Opuntia Cactus

November 2, 2020

by Matthew E. Navarro According to the American Horticultural Society, Opuntia are a genus of perennial cacti, ranging from small, alpine, ground cover plants to large, evergreen, tropical trees, with at times insignificant glochids.

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