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Ph.D. student Mike Johnson uses Evalutree to assess the health and economic value of oak woodlands.
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New mobile app identifies hazardous trees for public safety

July 21, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
"Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky, wrote Kahlil Gibran. But trees falling into power lines have sparked catastrophic fires and falling trees have injured nature lovers. To prevent power outages, PG&E looks for trees near power lines that need to be trimmed or removed.
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Damselfly Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey
Under the Solano Sun: Article

A Different Take on Dragonflies

July 21, 2020
There is a children's book titled Water Bugs and Dragonflies, published in 1982 by Doris Stickney. The purpose of this book is to help young children cope with the death of a loved one. The characters in the book are fun-loving water bugs and dragonflies.
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Kern UCCE/DWR Weekly Crop Water Use Report 07-20-2020

July 21, 2020
Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 07-20-2020" ET Report 07-20-2020 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...
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HLB Tolerant Rootstock?

July 21, 2020
By Ben A Faber
From the Citrus Industry The new Sugar Belle hybrid rootstock LB8-9xS13#16 has quite a history, according to University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences citrus breeder Jude Grosser.
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A New Threat to California's Oak Trees

July 20, 2020
By Susan D Kocher
The Mediterranean Oak Borer (Xyleborus monographus) is an ambrosia beetle that was found infesting several valley oak trees in Calistoga, (Napa County) California in 2019. The extent of its distribution within Napa County and neighboring Sonoma and Lake Counties is currently undetermined.
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A male yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, sleeps on a Mexican sunflower,Bombus Bombus vosnesenskii,in Vacaville,Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Nighty-Night, Mr. Bumble Bee!

July 20, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Have you ever seen a bumble bee sleeping? If you slip out to your garden at night or early morning, you might find the male bumble bees asleep in, on or around the flowers. The yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, frequents our pollinator garden in Vacaville, Calif.
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