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Congratulations, Dr. Dery!

December 10, 2021
By Dong Hwan Choe
Mark Dery in Choe lab has successfully defended his PhD on December 1, 2021. Now it is official, Dr. Dery! Mark's PhD dissertation title is: "Wash-Off Potential of Pyrethroids After Use of Total Release Foggers and the Chemical Ecology of Bed Bugs (Heteroptera: Cimicidae)".
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Overwintering monarchs at Natural Bridges State Park, Santa Cruz, in 2016. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Western Monarch Population Increase: What Does This Mean?

December 10, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
What does the increase in the overwintering Western monarch population along coastal California mean? The number of Danaus plexippus sightings showed a 100-fold increase as compared to last year, according to the Thanksgiving count initiated by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
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Getting started. photos by Karen Metz

The Hanging of the Greens

December 10, 2021
I just finished the last of my wrapping for out-of-state packages. Hopefully, I can make my wreath today after I finish the rough draft of this blog. I really miss being able to volunteer in the annual Master Gardener Wreath Workshop.
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riparian area with fuels treatment
Blog - Forest Research and Outreach : Article

Fuels Management in Creeks and Streambeds

December 10, 2021
By Kimberly C Ingram
There is increasing concern about fire hazard from fuels accumulation in riparian areas and what forest landowners can do to manage these areas. Riparian vegetation and forests have ecological importance in terms of water quality and quantity, and wildlife and aquatic habitat.
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Soils and Nutrients: Article

Winter 2021

December 10, 2021
*Cover Cropping in the Southern San Joaquin Valley *Crop Manage *Cover Cropping Workshop Announcement...
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UCR Getting to the Root of HLB

December 10, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Huanglongbing (HLB) and its causal agent Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) are a serious problem for the US citrus industry, with Florida and Texas already heavily affected, and California at an early stage.
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Poinsettia, J.C. Lawrence
The Real Dirt: Article

Poinsettia – La Flor de Nochebuena

December 10, 2021
The plant that graced the botanical gardens of the Aztec empire over 600 years ago, and the flower of Holy Night legends, is the poinsettia (poin seh tee uh), or flor de nochebuena in Spanish. Seen everywhere for sale during a short six weeks of the year, this plant has come to symbolize Christmas.
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A close-up of an aphid giving birth in a Vacaville pollinator garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Ever Seen an Aphid Giving Birth?

December 9, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
You know those dratted aphids, those little pests that suck the very lifeblood out of your prized plants? Well, have you ever watched them give birth? They do, you know. Live births. The UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program says that "Aphids have many generations a year.
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Citrus Fruit Dispaly and Tasting
Citrus IPM News: Article

The Annual Citrus Fruit Display and Tasting is Back!!

December 9, 2021
By Sandipa Gautam
This weekend is the annual Citrus Fruit Display and Fruit Tasting Event at Lindcove REC!! Event: Oranges, mandarins, lemons, limes, grapefruit, pomelos, and citrons and many other citrus varieties 180 citrus varieties will be on display Place: Lindcove REC, 22963 Carson Avenue Time: 9:00 AM to 12:0...
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