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Put on your rain gear and join us this Saturday, Saturday, April 13th 2024 from 10am 2pm at the Pollinator Festival. at the La Loma Pollinator Garden on 2000 Encina Avenue in Modesto. A pollinator parade starts at 10:15 a.m. so wear a costume and join in! Enjoy face painting, music, and more.

Nationally recognized and long time California strawberry entomologist Frank Zalom will join Christine Tabuloc and myself this coming Friday April 19 at my office in Watsonville to discuss recent developments in insecticide resistance in our populations of spotted wing drosophila (SWD).

The workshop is a collaboration between University of California, Riverside, University of California ANR, Colorado State University Extension, Kansas State University, University of Arizona, Central Arizona Project, and USDA-ARS.

Two of the worst pests plaguing lettuce growers in the Salinas Valley area are aphids, specifically lettuce-currant aphids (Nasovonia ribisnigri), and western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis).

I can name that flying insect in 3 clues how about you? Match the clue to the insect's image. Place an X in the appropriate column. Resources: UC IPM, Syrphids (Flower Flies or Hover Flies) https://ipm.ucanr.edu/natural-enemies/syrphids/ University of Florida, European honey bee https://entnemdept.

April is National Volunteer Appreciation Month. We have twenty-five active Master Gardeners in our Program. We volunteer many hours each month to support the mission of the UC Master Gardener Program.

APRIL: April 13th, Humboldt Botanical Garden Education Series, Donna Wildearth, Native Plants. Location: at the Humboldt Botanical Garden (HBG), outside Marie's Terrace. Register at https://www.hbgf.org/contact-us April 13th, Seed and Plant Exchange, Humboldt Grange #501.

Why, what's the matter, That you have such a February face, So full of frost, of storm and cloudiness?

If you want to feed the birds, start by feeding the caterpillars! Most songbirds will not thrive or choose to nest in habitats devoid of caterpillars. The plants best suited to support a diversity of caterpillars are native plants, but not just any natives.

Geraniums have been valued in Fresno landscapes for decades owing to their beautiful flowers, lush foliage, and ease of growth. Less common are gardens with geraniums selected and grown for their distinctive scents and flavors.