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Professor Art Shapiro collected the first butterfly of 2019, a male, near the Suisun Yacht Club, Suisun City, Solano County. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Suds for a Bug: Beer-for-a-Butterfly Contest Begins Jan. 1

December 26, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Suds for a bug? Collect the first cabbage white butterfly of the year in the three-county area of Sacramento, Solano and Yolo and win a pitcher of beer or its equivalent, compliments of Art Shapiro, UC Davis distinguished professor of evolution and ecology.
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Photo by Leslie Stevens
UC Master Gardeners- Diggin' it in SLO: Article

Strawberry Madrone

December 26, 2019
Strawberry Madrone By Leslie Stevens UCCE Master Gardener Arbutus Unedo Planting area: Sunset zones 7 - 24; USDA Hardiness Zones 8 11 Size: Moderate growth to 8 35 feet tall and wide Bloom season: Fall and winter Exposure: Full sun to partial shade Pruning Needs: Minimal pruning is needed except t...
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Santa came. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Santa Came

December 25, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Note: This is the shortest Bug Squad blog of the 2972 blogs I've written since Aug. 6, 2008. Santa Came.
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A Gulf Fritillary chrysalis inside the author's car, by the rear window. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Why Our Car Is Chortling 'Merry Chrysalis'

December 24, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Our compact car gathers no reindeer antlers, no Rudoph nose, no Santa hat. Zero, zip, zilch, nada. Our HOUSE exudes Merry Christmas! but our CAR does not.
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Mariposa County: Article

January 2020

December 23, 2019
Here is the new issue of the 4-H Spirit full of information on upcoming 4-H events.
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Cindy Kron
ANR Employee News: Article

Names in the News

December 23, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Kron named north coast IPM advisor Cindy Kron joined UC Cooperative Extension as area-wide IPM advisor for Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino and Lake counties in September 2019.
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RFT Community Garden
UCCE Riverside County: Article

Riverside Faith Temple Garden Update

December 23, 2019
By Chutima H Ganthavorn
A small edible garden has started in the Eastside neighborhood of Riverside with funding from the City of Riverside's Small Spark Community Development Block Grant.
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