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Pumpkins make great Halloween and fall decorations, but don't throw out your pumpkins as fall turns into winter. Pumpkins are versatile and can provide a variety of products. Best of all, it is easy to grow pumpkins from your seeds.

Thursday, November 16, 2023 14833 Annin Avenue in Wasco See agenda and registration link...

Breanna Martinico, Human-Wildlife Interactoins Advisor, is launching a long-term American Kestrel nest box monitoring program in Napa and Solano Counties.

Oh, the common names that insects bear...murder hornets, killer bees, cow killers, biting lice, assassin flies...

UC Davis doctoral alumna Charlotte Herbert Alberts will discuss her research on assassin flies, also known as robber flies, at the next seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.

Two UC ANR entomologists, Walter Bentley, IPM Advisor emeritus, and Richard Coviollo, Entomology Advisor retired, assisted with identifying male walnut scale insects while visiting with Elizabeth Fichtner, UCCE Tulare County Orchard Systems Advisor.

Kill your lawn! has become a popular phrase and landscaping trend in recent years. Whether you are looking to completely remove your lawn or just renovate it, this article will give you useful information to help you decide how best to do away with your existing lawn and prepare for your new design.

Creeping Charlie By Deborah Light-Pacheco UCCE Master Gardener Common name of plant: Creeping Charlie or Swedish Ivy Scientific name: Plectranthus verticillatus Planting area: Sunset 22-24: H2; or indoors Size: 4-8 inches tall, 4-6 inches wide Bloom Season: intermittently Exposure: partial shade, br...

Utilizing the Arthropod Pesticide Resistance Database Growers face the daunting challenge of managing several pests that exhibit pesticide resistance. In this battle, selecting appropriate pesticides play a crucial role.

Many years ago, back in 2007 I wrote a blog about the Hammerhead Worm Bipalium species. This pest seems to have reared its unusual head again. Most of the time people don't even see it, but it's there lurking in the garden. The Bipalium species is a hammerhead worm or broadhead planarians.