Archive Nut, Prune and Olive Programs

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All Those Questions and Some Answers

October 6, 2021
By Ben A Faber
This garden column provides information on home, garden and landscape problems. It was created by Frank Laemmlen Ph.D., Farm Advisor Emeritus in the Santa Barbara County Cooperative Extension Office.
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A male long-horned bee, Melissodes agilis, chases a female of the species over a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, in a Vacaville pollinator garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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The Chase

October 5, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you've ever tried to photograph male long-horned bees, Melissodes agilis, you know how fast they can fly and how quick they can dart. They fly even faster when they're chasing the females of their species. It was the last day of June.
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Our research on Argentine ant IPM

October 5, 2021
By Dong Hwan Choe
Our research on Argentine ant IPM was published in August 2021 issue of Journal of Economic Entomology (JEE). Choe, D.-H., J.-W. Tay, K. Campbell, H. Park, L. Greenberg, and M. K. Rust. 2021.
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Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla Plume Moth
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Bloom for Plumes

October 5, 2021
Ahh the Plume Moth. How often do people walk by this little moth and wondered what it is or not see it at all? This moth has a distinctive T shaped body. They have long legs and usually with spines at their joints. Their unusual modified wings are interesting, and look like the wings of an airplane.
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Weeds in the Fields Questions

October 5, 2021
By Ben A Faber
In the 5 years I've been with UCCE, I have received a few recurring weed-related questions. I've certainly had some unique requests, like how to deal with fig trees invading a livestock water pipeline, or whether filaree might be harmful to guinea pigs (it isn't).
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