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Who knew? Who knew that you, along with billions of other people, could be infected with undetected microscopic parasitic nematodes, or round worms? And that they spit venom? Parasitologist Adler Dillman of UC Riverside knows. In fact, he recently received a $1.

For a number of summers, I've been fighting a battle with harlequin bugs (Murgantia histrionica) in my garden. Harlequin bugs are nasty stink bugs that suck the juice off the leaves of my precious tree collards, leaving them with yellow blotches.

The Autumn Equinox signals a time of change in the seasons. The weather becomes cooler, the days shorter, skies turn a softer blue with occasional clouds, summer vegetable gardens are finishing up, and deciduous trees change colors and drop their leaves.

By Penny Pawl, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Three years ago, I wrote an article about creating African keyhole worm-compost bins in my garden beds. This summer it was time to harvest compost from two of the bins.

Besides eating them in pies and roasting the seeds for munching later, learn about what to do with what's left over. Use it to make a floral centerpiece or plant succulents in the shell for a living arrangement.

Now that the traditional fire season is nearing an end, it is never too late to think about steps to take before a wildfire impacts your home and forest.

Results for the 2021 UCCE Delta field corn variety trial are now available. This annual trial takes place on Tyler Island. The trial was planted on April 20th and included sixteen varieties submitted by seed companies and the cooperating grower.

It's spooky season and we wanted to share a few of our favorite Halloween horror themed pests you may see now, or at other times of the year.

I am traveling! Last week almost seemed normal, with back-to-back trips between Monday and Friday. This week was even more normal' with a flight cancellation. I have more travel scheduled with a few days off with in-state travel over Veteran's Day week.

The Alliance of Natural Resource Outreach and Service Programs (ANROSP) conducted the ANROSP Annual Awards Ceremony as part of the organization's 2021 Annual National Conference.