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UC Rice Blog: Article

Managing rice with limited water

February 20, 2015
By Luis Espino
Looks like the water situation this year will be a repeat of last year. Here is a video published last year regarding water use in rice and ways to improve water management.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Septoria fruit spot is common this year

February 20, 2015
By Ben A Faber
| All citrus pests | All crops | About guidelines | I have had a number of requests to identify fruit spotting on lemons. It turns out to be Septoria fungus which can show up on leaves, stems and fruit.
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Two bees heading for the same almond blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Feel the Buzz!

February 19, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The word is "bees" and "almonds" are their world. Right this very minute there are about 1.7 million colonies of bees pollinating California almonds. Since it takes two colonies to pollinate one acre, and California doesn't have that many bees, beekeepers throughout the nation trucked in some 1.
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Colusa County: Article

Sacramento Valley Prune News - Bloom

February 19, 2015
Prune Grower Meeting Prune Orchard Activities Heat at Bloom Update Honey Bee Safety During Prune Bloom Pesticide Safety Workshop Herbicide Registration Chart...
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A queen and her colony. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Bee Health: That's What It's All About

February 18, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"Bee health" is on the minds of beekeepers, scientists, farmers, growers, gardeners, environmentalists and generally, everyone who cares about bees. Which should be everyone.
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IGIS: Article

Turf: Advanced geospatial analysis for browsers and node

February 17, 2015
By Maggi Kelly
Mapbox introduced a new javascript library for spatial analysis called Turf.js. On the "Guides to getting started" page, it claims that Turf "helps you analyze, aggregate, and transform data in order to visualize it in new ways and answer advanced questions about it.
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Extension apiculturist (emeritus) Eric Mussen with his engraved clock from the Almond Board of California. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Eight Decades of Bees 'n Skeeters

February 17, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Quick! What do you think of when someone mentions "honey bees and mosquitoes" in the same sentence? Honey bees are the pollinators, the beneficial insects. Infected mosquitoes transmit killer diseases such as malaria and dengue; they are our most dangerous insect enemies on the planet.
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