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Aphids can be a scourge in the garden. There are over 4,000 species of aphids in the world, but fortunately only(!) about 250 species are attracted to the plants we grow in our gardens and landscapes.

by Melody Kendall Drought in California and climate change have made water conservation a very important topic in our area. One of the ways to conserve water in your landscape is to reduce or remove the lawn and replace it with a more water friendly option.

Last week Program Council met to review programmatic budget requests. February was our warm-up when Jennifer Bunge of Resource Planning and Management (RPM) walked us through the budget request process.

With the U.C. Master Gardeners of Napa County annual Tomato Fest & Sale coming up on Saturday, April 15, and tomato plants appearing in nurseries now, it's tempting to set out your tomatoes immediately. It is best to wait a few weeks until the nights are warmer.

General situation for southern counties We're a little later than normal kicking off this season's projections for thrips, but the season is off to a slow start so we're not in too bad a position. After a slightly warmer than usual start to the year, it has been cold and wet .

General situation for southern counties We're a little later than normal kicking off this season's projections for thrips, but the season is off to a slow start so we're not in too bad a position. After a slightly warmer than usual start to the year, it has been cold and wet .

If you're interested in the honey bee health decline--and you should be--then you'll want to listen to what research associate Christopher Mayack of the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Davis, says about "Chemical Biomarkers and the Physiological Underpinnings of Honey Bee Health Decline"...

General situation for southern counties We're a little later than normal kicking off this season's projections for thrips, but the season is off to a slow start so we're not in too bad a position. After a slightly warmer than usual start to the year, it has been cold and wet .

General situation We're a little later than normal kicking off this season's projections for thrips. As far as temperatures are concerned, the data suggest that eastern San Joaquin county maybe isn't as far behind normal as we might think.

General situation We're a little later than normal kicking off this season's projections for thrips, but the season is off to a slow start so we're not in too bad a position. It's still cold overnight.