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Gray Pine Pinus sabiniana with gray green needles and huge cones, Wikipedia Commons
The Real Dirt: Article

The Gray Pine

March 8, 2019
Finding an Ecological Niche: A Three-Part Series on Selected Foothill Woodland and Chaparral Species, Part 2 of 3: The Gray Pine By Laura Lukes, UC Master Gardener of Butte County, March 8, 2019 [Note: Gray pine (Pinus sabiniana), buckeye (Aesculus californica), and blue oak (Quercus douglasii) are...
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Thrips/TSWV Kings: Article

The 2019 season opens

March 7, 2019
By Neil McRoberts
Hello. This is the first update for 2019 for the UC western flower thrips/tswv outlook for processing tomato. General outlook As a reminder, the base temperature we use for estimating thrips development is 45F.
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Thrips/TSWV Fresno: Article

The 2019 season opens

March 7, 2019
By Neil McRoberts
Hello. This is the first update for 2019 for the UC western flower thrips/tswv outlook for processing tomato. General outlook As a reminder, the base temperature we use for estimating thrips development is 45F.
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Placer County 4-H: Article

March - April 2019

March 7, 2019
In this issue: Public Speaking in 4-H Summer Camp Opportunities 2019 Fairs Dates & Weigh-In Dates CA State 4-H Field Day Upcoming Dates in 2019...
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A crab spider dining on a stink bug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Why You Should Love Spiders--Or at Least Like Them!

March 7, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
We recently posted information about the Bohart Museum of Entomology's upcoming open house on "Eight-Legged Wonders," and several people responded that they absolutely HATE spiders, and that we should have prefaced it with a SPOILER ALERT: "SPIDER PHOTOS! BEWARE!" Spiders--especially jumping spiders...
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Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties: Article

Rancher Workshops - March 2019

March 7, 2019
Register today for two UCCE rancher-focused workshops in March 2019! Wednesday, March 20 - 2019 Cattlemen's Symposium: Join UC Davis and UCCE experts in cattle marketing, beef cattle genetics, cattle health, and pasture weed management! This half-day symposium will be held at Correia Livestock in Li...
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A jumping spider peers at the camera. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Five Things to Love About Spiders

March 7, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Arachnophobia, the fear of spiders, is a common phobia, but there are five good reasons to like spiders, according to Jason Bond of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.
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