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Cobwebs on top of a patch of brown grass.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Cobwebs Everywhere?

July 30, 2024
By Lauren Fordyce
Are you noticing an abundance of cobwebs outside, on plants, fences, homes, or outdoor furniture? While many people fear spiders or dislike their cobwebs, most spiders are beneficial to have around even in the home! Spiders are predators of many insect pests and rarely cause harm to people.
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What Happened?! -- Heat Stress!
Spill the Beans: Article

Heat Stress in the Rose Garden Corral

July 30, 2024
It has been a great summer, the monster rainfall of this past winter and spring a distant memory, and the yard looks wonderful in May and June. You are pumped up about how well your gardening skills have developed.
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Upcoming Citrus Meetings

July 29, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Citrus Extension Outreach Meetings at LREC Author: Sandipa Gautam Published on: July 29, 2024 Upcoming Citrus Extension Outreach Meetings at LREC August 20, 2024.
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At the Vacaville Museum Children's Party on Aug. 8, a walk-around Queen Bee (costume from the UC Davis-based California Master Beekeeper Program) will hand out honey sticks donated by Z Specialty Food, Woodland. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Children's Party at the Vacaville Museum: A Honey of an Event

July 29, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The Vacaville Museum Guild's annual children's party--for Vacaville children ages 3 to 9--promises to be a honey of a party. Themed "Fun on the Farm," it's an entertaining and educational event set for 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 8 in the museum courtyard, 213 Buck Ave.,Vacaville.
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