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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Don't let your lawn die!

July 14, 2015
By Gale Perez
Here's something from Jeannette Warnert [(559) 240-9850, jewarnert@ucanr.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Reduced Irrigation Observations

July 13, 2015
By Cheryl A Wilen
On April 1, 2015 Governor Brown mandated a 25% water reduction in urban water use.
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This small moth is known as a pterphorid plume moth. It was found in the UC Davis Arboretum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Do You Know Where Your Moths Are?

July 10, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's Saturday night, July 18--or soon will be. Do you know where your moths are? It so happens that July 18 marks the beginning of National Moth Week, and that event has not gone unnoticed by the Bohart Museum of Entomology.
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Ants feeding on a drop of honeydew, Photo by: Husni Che Ngah
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Ants- they keep coming back

July 10, 2015
By Sonia I Rios
Many growers seem like they will never win the never ending battle with ants, they're everywhere! Conversely, ants travel through soil and help loosen it improving quality, allowing water, air, and nutrients to flow freely through it.
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Two sunflower bees battle it out: a male Svastra (larger bee) delivers a quick kick to a smaller male Melissodes. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Karate Kick!

July 8, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Boys will be boys! Especially on a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). It's a favorite of Melissodes and Svastra sunflower bees. The males get downright defensive and aggressive when it comes to protecting their turf and seeking the females of their species.
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UC Cooperative Extension Napa County: Article

Pest Monitoring Guide for the Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer

July 8, 2015
By Monica L Cooper
On June 24, 2015, staff of the Napa County Agricultural Commissioner found one male Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer in a pheromone-baited trap in a vineyard on Tubbs Lane in Calistoga. UCCE Advisors Lucia Varela and Monica Cooper developed a "Monitoring Guide for Western Grapeleaf…
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Mead makers have the honey bee to thank for the key ingredient: honey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Meet Your (Mead) Maker

July 7, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
There's a "me" in mead. And now you have a chance not only to meet your (mead) maker but learn how to make a small batch of mead. The UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center wants you to know that.
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