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Wings up! Let's go! The monarch fall migration is underway. "Unlike most other insects in temperate climates, monarch butterflies cannot survive a long cold winter. Instead, they spend the winter in roosting spots," explains Monarch Watch.

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Whenever I read about a plant that is described as a prolific self-seeder or self-sower, red flags go up.

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Central Coast Rangeland Coalition Fall Workshop - October 17, 2024 at Cal Poly Join UC Cooperative Extension and Cal Poly for the Central Coast Rangeland Coalition Fall Workshop Date/Time: Thursday, October 17, 2024, 8:30 am 4:30 pm Location: Cal Poly Beef Center Pennington Road, San Luis Obispo, C...

What we've been waiting for all season... A migratory monarch butterfly fluttered into our Vacaville garden at noon today (Tuesday, Sept. 17) and nectared on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. Then she treated us to a butterfly ballet.

There has been a recent expansion of Avocado Lace Bug into parts of the Carpinteria area. It was more or less located in the San Diego coastal area. It spreads mainly with people....... Read about it at the UC-IPM website and the observations of Mark Hoddle, IPM Specialist at UC Riverside.

The alternate bearing (AB) nature of olive is one of the top physiologically-driven challenges faced by olive growers. AB refers to the tree's habit of producing a heavy crop in one year followed by a light crop the next year.