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Thrips/TSWV Kings: Article

2022 First report (March 17)

March 17, 2022
By Neil McRoberts
General Outlook Well, here we are, the 2022 season is open for business. The first half of the winter was wet and cold, but since the turn of the year, we have seen next to no precipitation in the region. Temperatures have been more or less normal for the time of year.
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Thrips/TSWV Fresno: Article

2022 First report (March 17)

March 17, 2022
By Neil McRoberts
General Outlook Well, here we are, the 2022 season is open for business. Transplanting is under way (or soon will be). The first half of the winter was wet and cold, but since the turn of the year, we have seen next to no precipitation in the region.
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Thrips/TSWV Merced: Article

2022 First report (March 17)

March 17, 2022
By Neil McRoberts
General Outlook The 2022 thrips season is upon us. The first half of the winter was wet and cold, but since the turn of the year, we have seen next to no precipitation in the region.
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Thrips/TSWV Stanislaus county: Article

2022 First report (March 17)

March 17, 2022
By Neil McRoberts
General Outlook Well, here we are, the 2022 season is open for business. The first half of the winter was wet and cold, but since the turn of the year, we have seen next to no precipitation in the region. Temperatures have been more or less normal for the time of year.
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Thrips/TSWV Eastern San Joaquin Co.: Article

2022 First report (March 17)

March 17, 2022
By Neil McRoberts
General Outlook It's 2022 thrips season. The first half of the winter was wet and cold, but since the turn of the year, we have seen next to no precipitation in the region.
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Thrips/TSWV Western San Joaquin Co.: Article

2022 First report (March 17)

March 17, 2022
By Neil McRoberts
General Outlook 2022 thrips season is open for business. The first half of the winter was wet and cold, but since the turn of the year, we have seen next to no precipitation in the region. Temperatures have been more or less normal for the time of year.
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Thrips/TSWV status in Yolo & Colusa: Article

2022 First report (March 17)

March 17, 2022
By Neil McRoberts
General Outlook Well, here we are, the 2022 season is open for business. The first half of the winter was wet and cold, but since the turn of the year, we have seen next to no precipitation in the region. Temperatures have been more or less normal for the time of year.
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A newly emerged Western tiger swallowtail, Papilio rutulus, an image taken in 2021. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

What's in a Name? Western Tiger Swallowtail

March 16, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's not "officially" spring until we see--and photograph--the spectacular Western tiger swallowtail, Papilio rutulus. That's what I posted April 2, 2021 on Bug Squad after seeing one land March 30 on a white lilac bush in a Vacaville park.
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Large fruit tree with yellow fruit in a lawn.
The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

Growing Citrus in Your Garden

March 16, 2022
By Anne E Schellman
The UCCE Stanislaus County Master Gardeners are excited to bring you our very first class about citrus! We are holding this class on Zoom so we can record it and post it to our YouTube Channel. Citrus trees are one of the most popular fruit trees grown in California.
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