Ongoing research

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.

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.

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.

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.

Recently, Ricardo Vela, Claudia Diaz Carrasco, and I had the chance to host a webinar to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and talk about our work with engaging Latino youth in the community through the 4-H positive youth development program.

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.

Fue investigadora del Instituto de Polticas sobre Nutricin de ANR por ms de dos dcadas Gail Woodward-Lpez pens un da en ser neurobiloga, pero descubri que el trabajo de laboratorio no era para ella.

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.

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.

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...