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Thrips/TSWV Stanislaus county: Article

2023 First report (April 7)

April 7, 2023
By Neil McRoberts
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.
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Thrips/TSWV status in Yolo & Colusa: Article

2023 First report (April 7)

April 7, 2023
By Neil McRoberts
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.
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Worker bees performing tasks inside a colony. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

USDA-ARS Honey Bee Scientist to Discuss Bee Health Decline

April 7, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Research associate Christopher Mayack of the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Davis, will speak on "Chemical Biomarkers and the Physiological Underpinnings of Honey Bee Health Decline" at the next seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.
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Apricots ripening on a healthy tree. Jeanette Alosi
The Real Dirt: Article

Eutypa Alert! Wait to Prune Your Apricots

April 7, 2023
If you didn't already prune your apricots at the end of last summer, please hold off a little longer. Our area has a fungus called Eutypa that infects fresh pruning wounds when rainfall occurs 2 to 6 weeks after pruning.
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photo by Mike Gunther
Under the Solano Sun: Article

California Today

April 7, 2023
Atmospheric Rivers Verdant Rolling Hills Sierra Rooftop Snow...
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Eggs of Culex sp. mosquitoes are laid in floating rafts. Photo by Jack Kelly Clark.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Easter Egg Hunt Answers!

April 6, 2023
By Lauren Fordyce
Below are answers to the 2023 Easter Egg Hunt! How did you do? Some mosquitoes lay single eggs on water surfaces, while others, like Culex species, lay batches of 100 or more eggs, called rafts, pictured above.
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