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UC Ag Experts Talk Webinar Series: Event

Webinar: Field Crop Insect and Weed Management Updates

Aug 6, 2025

This webinar is part of the UC Ag Experts Talk series. Nicholas Clark, Associate Cooperative Extension Area Agronomic Cropping Systems and Nutrient Management Advisor, will give an introduction of agronomic cropping systems and their current weed and insect pest management challenges. He will describe…
UC Ag Experts Talk Webinar Series
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UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties: Event

Design a Pollinator Habitat in your Backyard

Jun 28, 2025

Discover how California native plants can provide seasonal beauty while supporting pollinators and local ecosystems. Join Master Gardener volunteers as we share tips and techniques for attracting and supporting pollinators in your yard.
UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties
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Adelpha californica, California Sister Butterfly is dark brown with white spots and orange patches
UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties: Event

10 Common Native Butterflies & Their Plants

Jun 28, 2025

  Join Kirsten Stember, naturalist and educator for the Santa Lucia Conservancy, to uncover the unique adaptations and native larval plants of 10 common native butterflies in Monterey County.For over 25 years, Kirsten has led interpretive walks at the Santa Lucia Preserve, situated within one of…
UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties
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A stick insect at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Bohart and The Sticks

June 2, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 When you think of sticks, you may think of the object you toss to your dog, what you step on while taking your morning walk, or "the stick people" masquerading as your family on the rear window of your car.But if you're at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, "sticks" can mean only one thing: the walking…
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Silverleaf Whitefly (Courtesy of UCR-CISR)
UC Cooperative Extension Imperial County: Event

Management of whitefly transmitted viruses in the desert Southwest

Jun 10, 2025

Do not miss this upcoming meeting hosted by The University of Arizona, Arizona Experiment Station and Emerging Viruses in Cucurbits Working Group (EVCWG) that is focused on the management of insect transmitted viruses in desert melon production. Two of our local UCCE Imperial County advisors, Ana Pastrana …
UC Cooperative Extension Imperial County
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UC Master Gardeners • Napa County: Event

Napa Library Talk: Invasive Species - Your Knowledge Is Key To Control!

Oct 2, 2025

Help keep invasive species from ruining your garden and our unique state’s wildlife and native plant communities.Your Knowledge Is Key To Control! Invasive species can be insects, plants, animals and disease organisms. How do they get here and why are they a problem? What can you do to keep them out, monitor…
UC Master Gardeners • Napa County
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Under the Solano Sun: Article

The Amazing SEX Life of Avocados

June 2, 2025
By Jennifer M Baumbach
Blog article by Brenda Altman and SnugsI have been trying to grow avocados for several years. I have started the seeds with toothpicks many times, often forgetting to water them or letting the water become gooey with scum. I have planted many seeds, but they all died. I had an avocado plant that I…
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