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Golden Orb Spider by jeans_Photos is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Yah, There's a Spider in My Rose Bush

September 14, 2023
As a Master Gardener, I hear all sorts of complaints about spiders in the garden; how these arachnids are eating plants, and how they are destroying the garden. To each of these complaints, I offer the same answers. Garden spiders do NOT eat plants, flowers, or vegetable crops.
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UC Master Gardeners of Merced County: Article

2023-09 Sep 23 House Plants Workshop & MG Info session

September 13, 2023
Quick reminder of these two sessions on Sat, Sep 23. See attachment or our website for more details: Selection and Care for House Plants, a Free Community Education Workshop, presented by Cathy Fossum, Merced County Master Gardener.
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Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito. (Photo courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Bug Squad: Article

Household Vampires Want Your Blood

September 13, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
What do you think of when someone mentions "household vampires?" Fleas? Ticks? Bed bugs? Mosquitoes? Yes! The Bohart Museum of Entomology will host an open house, themed "Household Vampires," from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept.
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Apply to become HFC or SFS Strategic Initiative leader

September 13, 2023
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
ANR is seeking leaders for two strategic initiatives: Healthy Families and Communities and Sustainable Food Systems. The new Healthy Families and Communities leader will start on Nov. 1, and the new Sustainable Food Systems leader will start on Jan. 1, 2024.
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A woman stands next to an array of solar panels beside a fam field.
Green Blog: Article

Farmers save money, water by adopting climate-smart agriculture practices

September 13, 2023
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
A Hmong small-scale farmer in Merced County has saved about 14.4 acre-inches of water annually and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 12.406 MTCO2e per year (equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions produced from burning 1,396 gallons of gasoline) after upgrading her farm.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Drinking water quality in California schools

September 13, 2023
By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie, Christina E Hecht
Findings from a recent study indicate that most California schools are providing drinking water that meets current safety standards. However, the authors suggest that continued attention and investments are needed to assure tap water safety in all schools.
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UC ANR’s Susie Kocher and Katie Reidy leads Tuesday’s ‘forestry skills’ section. Here, students learn how to use a California tree stick. Photo credit: Karina Bencomo.
Blog - Forest Research and Outreach : Article

A mini-camp with major impact: California community college students are introduced to UC Berkeley’s Forestry Mini-Camp

September 13, 2023
By Grace N Dean
The window of summer is closed, and that back to school' feeling everyone knows has settled in- the excitement, the nerves, the first 7AM breakfast you've had in the last few months. However, the magic of summer lingers, and is a bit more difficult to express in words alone.
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La termita subterránea de Formosa es "una de las plagas urbanas más destructivas del mundo", según Chow-Yang Lee, entomólogo de la Universidad de California en Riverside. Fotografía por Siavash Taravati
Comunidades Saludables: Article

Terminó la fuerte infestación de la termita subterránea de Formosa

September 13, 2023
By Diana Cervantes
Agosto es la temporada de reproduccin de este insecto por lo que se aconseja a los dueos de casas inspeccionar sus estructuras peridicamente Cuando en el 2021 todos los esfuerzos de un fumigador privado por acabar con una plaga de la destructiva termita subterrnea de Formosa en una residencia de Ran...
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