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Visit the UC IPM Seasonal Landscape IPM Checklist for a list of pest prevention activities for each month.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

March Pest Prevention Tips

March 6, 2024
By Lauren Fordyce
Follow these general tips for the month of March to prevent pests in the garden and landscape. To view more tips specific to your region, visit the Seasonal Landscape IPM Checklist on the UC IPM website.
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UCPath down March 8-11 for system upgrades

March 6, 2024
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Starting Friday, March 8, at noon through Monday, March 11, at 6 a.m., the UCPath system will be unavailable to all UC employees and applicants as UCPath implements its system upgrades as part of a March release.
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Map showing the nine locations of the variety trials throughout the north part of California
UC Rice Blog: Article

Summary of 2023 University of California Rice Variety Trials

March 6, 2024
By Consuelo B Baez Vega, Bruce A Linquist, Whitney B Brim-Deforest, Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles, Taiyu Guan
Every year, the University of California Cooperative Extension, in cooperation with the Rice Experiment Station (RES), conducts rice variety trials in several locations of the Sacramento Valley (fig. 1).
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citrus brown rot in canopy
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Praise the Rain, Pass the Fungicide

March 6, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Although, it's probably too late for the fungicide to correct Citrus Brown Rot and Septoria on coastal lemons. In normal rainfall years, a skirt spray of copper is done to prevent rain splash bringing spores of various Phytophthora species in contact with fruit.
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This is the wetland area in Cache Creek conservatory which is adjacent to the Tending and Gathering Garden. (Photo by Geoffrey Attardo)
Bug Squad: Article

Of Tules, Cattails and Dragonflies...and on St. Pat's Day!

March 5, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo, associate professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (ENT), is excited to organize a wetland symposium, set Sunday, March 17 from 1 to 5 p.m. in the UC Davis Conference Center, located on campus at 550 Alumni Lane.
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UC Cooperative Extension Imperial County: Article

March 2024

March 5, 2024
Welcome Orgainic Ag Advances - Boosting Sustainability Root Leachate Treatment Increased Beneficial Nematodes and Improved Plant Growth - A Potential Organic Option For Growers In Low Desert Pesticide Safety Workshops Instructor Training Small Acreage Landowners Website - English - Flyer Sitio Web P...
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