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Green Scene July 2024

July 11, 2024
Next Horticultural Tour - Spain and Portugal, May 2025 Master Gardener Program Sun and Shadow Ants...
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Lawn-pocalypse! Surviving Drought

July 11, 2024
Ah, summer! The season of sunburns, pool parties, and lawn droughts. If your once lush, green carpet now looks like a crunchy brown doormat, you're not alone.
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Kern County: Article

Volume 25, Spring 2024

July 11, 2024
Effectiveness of Asian citrus psyllid management in huanglongbing treatment zones in residential Southern California Managed honeybees in a wet year Threats to citrus orchards in California by synergistic effects of dry root rot and phytophthora root and crown rot Microbial Safety in Avocado Farms H...
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Seven academics receive 2024 Distinguished Service Awards

July 11, 2024
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
We are pleased to announce and congratulate the recipients of the 2024 Distinguished Service Awards. Sponsored by UC ANR and Academic Assembly Council, the Distinguished Service Awards recognize service and academic excellence in UC Cooperative Extension over a significant period of time.
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What's the Buzz About Mosquito Eaters?

July 11, 2024
By Anne E Schellman
What is buzzing around my ears??? Oh drat, it is an adult female mosquito, that tiny annoying blood-sucking creature we all love to hate. But mosquitoes are more than annoying. They can spread West Nile virus (WNV), which can make people and animals sick and even cause death.
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The OMRI seal may appear on pesticides determined as organically acceptable by the Organic Materials Review Institute.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Organic, Natural, and Less Toxic: What’s the Difference?

July 11, 2024
By Lauren Fordyce, Belinda Messenger-Sikes, Karey Windbiel-Rojas
You've heard of terms such as green, organic, natural, ecofriendly, and less toxic to describe pest control products and services. But what do these terms really mean? To different people, they can mean different things, creating obvious confusion.
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