Archive Nut, Prune and Olive Programs

Social media webinars to hone your outreach

November 18, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
In 2018, an estimated 2.65 billion people were using social media worldwide, a number projected to increase to 3.1 billion in 2021. YouTube has 2 billion active monthly users who watch how-to content regularly.
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A centipede (above) and millipede side by side. (Credit: Jack Kelly Clark)

Centipedes and Millipedes

November 18, 2019
Centipedes and millipedes are most often seen in yards and gardens, sometimes finding their way into houses. They are not insects, but they belong to the same group in the animal kingdom as insects and crustaceans.
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Odorous house ant. (Photo by Dong-Hwan Choe)
The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

Indoor Ant Invasion

November 18, 2019
By Anne E Schellman
As weather cools, you may notice ants coming indoors.
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Colusa County: Article

Wreath Workshop

November 18, 2019
December 7, 10 am to noon Colusa County Fairgrounds, Community Building We will provide all materials but if you need to bring gloves, pruning shears, needle nose pliers and wire cutters. $25 per person Sign up online or in our office at 100 Sunrise Blvd., Ste.
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Western bluebird eating a caterpillar pest. (Photo: Glenn Bartley/VIREO)
Green Blog: Article

How to attract bug-eating birds to farms

November 18, 2019
By Jeannette Warnert
Hedgerows bordering farmland plantings with native trees, shrubs, bunch grasses and wildflowers support bug-eating birds, which helps with on-farm pest control, according to research by recent UC Davis graduate Sacha Heath and UC Cooperative Extension advisor Rachael Long.
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Thomas "Tom" Eisner, the father of chemical ecology, accepts his National Medal of Science award in 1994 from President Bill Clinton for his "seminal contributions in the fields of insect behavior and chemical ecology, and for his international efforts on biodiversity." (Courtesy Photo)

Chemical Ecologist Tom Eisner: Who Knew?

November 18, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Michael Jordan and Tom Eisner shared at least one thing in common: a rejection that hurt deeply and a recovery that ended amazingly. Jordan, the second-highest-scoring NBA player scorer (5,987 points), "wasn't good enough" to make his high school varsity basketball team (at first).
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New growth on 3+ year old <br>artichoke plant
HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Growing Artichokes?

November 18, 2019
Advice for the Home Gardener from the MGCC's Help Desk Gardener's Request: Hi Master Gardeners!: I'm into my third year with my artichoke crowns, and generally they seem to be doing well - I get a crop in the spring, then they die back, then new rosettes come out in about September and grow over the...
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