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blaCK HEART POMEGRANATE
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That Black Hearted Pomegranate

October 16, 2017
By Ben A Faber
Pomegranate (Punica granatum) is a specialty crop now grown on more than 10,000 acres in California. Pomegranate production has increased for both fresh market and juice in the last several years, and with this increase, random internally rotted fruit has become more noticed.
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Why Friday the 13th Is Not an Unlucky Day

October 13, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Friday the 13th is not an unlucky day--not when migratory monarchs make a pit stop at your home on their way to their overwintering sites. Today a male monarch fluttered into our pollinator garden in Vacaville, Calif., and sipped nectar from a tropical milkweed.
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Thank a Farmer, Thank a Beekeeper

October 12, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
You may have missed it, but today (Thursday, Oct. 12) is National Farmers' Day. The day originated back in the 1800s as a way to recognize and thank farmers for all the work they do to feed our nation--and the world. It's also time to thank a beekeeper.
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kadota fig
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What's More Delicate than an Egg?

October 12, 2017
By Ben A Faber
A fig. A yellow fig. A most delicious 'Kadota' fig. A piece of fruit that falls apart easily and shows every nick, scrape and bump. And it doesn't take much to reduce a fig to something that is not very attractive to a consumer.
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California Wild Fires Raging...but Life Cycles Go On...

October 11, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
As those horrendous wild fires continue to rage throughout California, as Cal Fire helicopters roar over, as residents scramble from their homes, as smoke thickens the air, and as ashes flutter down like feathers, it's difficult to think about insects for a Bug Squad blog.
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Fall 2017

October 11, 2017
Ah, Rats! ? So You Want To Install Soil Moisture Meters? ? Notes on Applying Gibberellic Acid (GA) to Navels in the Southern San Joaquin Valley of California ? Fall Leaf Tissue Sampling ?
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syrphid adult
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What is Pollinating that Plant?

October 11, 2017
By Ben A Faber
You always wanted to know what pollinated rambutan, litchi, blueberries and all those other plants dependent on insect pollen movement? O yes, and also what is pollinating avocado? Insect Pollination Of Cultivated Crop Plants by S.E.
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A Reason Why Bumble Bee Population Is Declining

October 10, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The news is disturbing but not unexpected. Scientists are linking global climate change to one reason why the worldwide population of bumble bees is declining. An article published Sept.
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