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If you attended the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house last Sunday on beetles, you may have seen what Bohart research associate Brittany Kohler displayed: a live diabolical ironclad beetle, Phloeodes diabolicus.

Steve Sibbett, UCCE emeritus nuts, prunes, olives, apples and pears farm advisor for Tulare County, passed away unexpectedly at his Visalia home on Nov. 17. He was 82. Most of his illustrious 35-year career was spent serving agriculturists in Tulare County.

They came. They saw. They stayed. And it was all about the beetles: "Beetlemania.

Then, edible landscaping and their watering needs. And speaking about watering needs, learn about SIPs! Sub-irrigation Planters! Perfect for small spaces and areas where water leakage out through the bottom of pots isn't desirable.

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40th Annual Landscape Management Seminar Horticulture Classes for Landscapes and Gardens Spring 2023 Horticultural Tour Shade Tree Pruning, A Cautionary Note A Reminder: For Maintenance Gardeners and Those Who Employ Them...

The federal Special Supplemental Nutrition program for Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC, aims to safeguard the health of over 6 million low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 in the United States by providing nutritious foods, information on healthy eating, and referrals for ad...

[Originally featured in the Winter 2022 Issue of UC IPM's Green Bulletin Newsletter] Weeds can be a problem in any landscaped areas including around trees, shrubs, flower beds, or lawns and turf.

The book How to Garden When You Rent, by Matthew Pottage (Dorling Kindersely, 2022 available for loan from the Solano County Library) is a good reminder that anyone can garden, regardless of whether you own a home, or rent a home, apartment or room.