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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

They don't know they are weeds

September 26, 2017
By Chris J McDonald
As weed practitioners and researchers we work in a field of us vs. them.' There are the plants we want and those we don't. Good weed management can help to ensure a profitable harvest, too many weeds can cause poor establishment in a native plant restoration project.
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'Bee Man' Norm Gary: Still Smokin'

September 25, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's not every beekeeper who can say they've owned--and used--a smoker for 70 years. "Bee Man" Norman Gary can. And he displayed it at the Western Apicultural Society's 40th annual conference, held recently at UC Davis.
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New Citrus Pest Management Guide

September 25, 2017
By Ben A Faber
Citrus: UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines Publication Number: 3441 Copyright Date: Rev. 2017 Length: 234 pp. Language: English Author: GRAFTON-CARDWELL [CROP],DEBIASE [ED Inventory Type: PDF File Availability: Always Available $0.
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How to Attract Pollinators to Your Garden

September 22, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's a great topic. Horticulture experts at the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden will join forces with the Yolo County Master Gardeners on Sunday, Sept. 24 to present a free workshop on "Pollinator Gardening." The event takes place from 10 a.m.
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Red Discoloration in My Avocado Flesh

September 22, 2017
By Ben A Faber
The questions that come in stump many of us, but we often have ways of finding answers. Here's a recent request and Mary Lu Arpaia's response. She's one of our Postharvest Physiologist Specialists.
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Pardon Me, Is This My Best Side?

September 21, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
She's easy to find. A European praying mantis, Mantis religiosa, hangs out in our passionflower vine, Passiflora, the host plant of the Gulf Fritillary butterfly. Mantis religiosa is an introduced species, that is, non-native. We introduce ourselves.
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Bee-ing All You Can Be and See and Do

September 20, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
What a weekend for bee and gardening enthusiasts! It's a shame we all can't clone ourselves and be in two places at the same time! The 40th annual Western Apicultural Society conference at the University of California, Davis, just concluded and now several more items appear on the University of Cali...
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