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Grey Sage
UC Master Gardeners- Diggin' it in SLO: Article

Grey Sage

June 4, 2018
Grey Sage By Jutta Thoerner UCCE Master Gardener Salvia leucophylla Planting Zone: 7-10 Size: 3 to 6 foot tall, width: spreading habit depending on water and age 2 feet plus. Bloom season: light purple blossoms from May to July Exposure: sun. Pruning needs: none. Water needs: Low; once established.
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Sugary exudate on avocado tree trunk.
Southern IPM Activities: Article

Invasive Spotlight — shothole borers in commercial agriculture

June 4, 2018
By Tunyalee Martin
A sugar volcano is one symptom that shows your avocado tree might be infected with Fusarium dieback, a fungi spread by a beetle called the shothole borer. But what you might see if your tree is being attacked by shothole borer, varies among the different kinds of tree hosts.
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Pesticide handlers must clean their work clothes separate from the family laundry to prevent pesticide contamination.
Kearney news updates: Article

Dress right for work – check out the new UC IPM online course on personal protective equipment that has 1.5 hours of laws and regulation CEU.

June 4, 2018
By Cheryl A Reynolds
Spring is in full swing and summer is right around the corner. If you work in agricultural, turf, landscape, or structural settings, you are probably at your busiest. If you handle pesticides as part of your work, you most likely wear some sort of personal protective equipment (PPE).
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fusarium dieback avocdo
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Talkin Borers

June 4, 2018
By Ben A Faber
UC ANR Integrated Pest Management Program A sugar volcano is one symptom that shows your avocado tree might be infected with Fusarium dieback, a fungi spread by a beetle called the shothole borer.
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tunnel workshop
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Raspberry Tunnel Mangement Workshop

June 4, 2018
By Ben A Faber
Stormwater and Sediment Management in Plasticulture Tunnels 13 June, Wednesday 8:30 AM-NOON At UC Hansen Agricultural Center at Santa Paula (from hwy 126 exit Briggs, the entrance gate is ~1000 ft on the left on Briggs road) 8:30 Registration, (interpretation into Spanish provided for the program).
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ANR Employee News: Article

ANR prepares for budget cuts

June 4, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The Legislature is still working out the details of the state budget, which is due June 15, but UC is poised to get a major funding boost that will help enroll thousands of additional state students and eliminate the need for tuition increases in the coming school year.
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PPE clothes
Topics in Subtropics: Article

CE Credits for Personal Protection Equipment Course

June 4, 2018
By Ben A Faber
UC ANR Statewide IPM Program, Writer/Editor, (530) 750-1237 Spring is in full swing and summer is right around the corner. If you work in agricultural, turf, landscape, or structural settings, you are probably at your busiest.
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Lindcove Research and Extension Center News: Article

UC Davis Scientists Evaluate Pest Interest in Mandarin Varieties

June 4, 2018
By Elizabeth Grafton-Cardwell
Hannah Kahl and Tobias Mueller, research staff for Dr. Bodil Cass and Dr. Jay Rosenheim in the Entomology Department of UC Davis are conducting experiments in the laboratory and orchards at Lindcove Research and Extension Center.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

And Now Paraquat

June 4, 2018
By Ben A Faber
A recent call about the poor control of marestail (horseweed, Conyza canadensis) to glyphosate (Roundup) wasn't surprising, but that paraquat didnt do the trick was. It turns out that there is multiple resistance to the materials.
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