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Green Side Up, Brown Side Down. Continued

May 30, 2017
By Ben A Faber
There's been a lot of avocado and citrus planting going on and this is a good time for a reminder about how to dig a hole. This is by our colleague Jim Downer in Ventura County, Horticulture Advisor and also past president of the International Society of Arboriculture, Western Chapter.
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Two Icons: Old Glory and the Glorious Monarch

May 29, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Two icons, the American flag and the monarch butterfly, are flying high today. The American flag, or "Old Glory," symbolizes our democracy. The 13 stripes represent the 13 colonies that declared--and won--independence from Great Britain. The 50 stars in the field of blue denote our 50 states.
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Monarch Sightings in the UC Davis Arboretum: Cause for Celebration

May 26, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
What a delight to see. We strolled through milkweed patches in the UC Davis Arboretum Thursday noon and saw them. Monarchs! The monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) are returning from their coastal California overwintering sites. And we're getting new generations.
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Armyworm Trapping 2017

May 26, 2017
By Luis Espino
I have set up seven armyworm pheromone traps in the Sacramento Valley, and Michele Leinfelder-Miles is monitoring one trap in the Delta. Last year the traps showed a distinctive peak mid August, when worms started causing problems during heading.
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Green Side Up. Brown Side Down. Planting a Tree

May 26, 2017
By Ben A Faber
A recent letter which followed a farm visit to another grower and finally a phone call about planting an avocado tree from another grower. The basics of planting are often overlooked and we should revisit them to make sure we know how to do the basics.
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Bumble Bees: Pollen Power in the Phacelia

May 24, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Talk about pollen! The bumble bees, Bombus vandykei (as identified by Robbin Thorp, distinguished emeritus professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis), were buzzing all over the Phacelia last week on the central campus.
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Register by June 6 for Sheep & Goat Workshop in Hollister

May 24, 2017
By Devii R Rao
Are you a local sheep and/or goat producer, 4-H or FFA member, or someone who is interested in learning more about sheep and goats? Do you have questions about disease prevention, nutrition, or vegetation management using sheep and goats?
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Hot Off the Digital Presses - 2017 HLB Conference

May 24, 2017
By Ben A Faber
The proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Huanglongbing (IRCHLB V) is now published, available and citable online through the Journal of Citrus Pathology: http://escholarship.org/uc/iocv_journalcitruspathology Included are: Meeting Agenda Published Abstracts Joseph (Josy) M.
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Meet Big Red, the Flameskimmer

May 23, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Big Red visited us for four consecutive days. The red flameskimmer dragonfly, Libellula saturata, zigged and zagged into our pollinator garden in Vacaville, Calif. and perched on a bamboo stake for five hours at a time.
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