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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Avocado Sunblotch

July 12, 2023
By Ben A Faber
Unlike other plants, avocado (Persea americana Mill.), is not a host for very many viral diseases.
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coreopsis californica
Under the Solano Sun: Article

When Trying New Things in the Garden Works Out

July 12, 2023
For the past four years I've grown almost every kind of vegetable I thought I'd like to eat, multiple varieties of each. Somehow this rampant experimentation has not extended to flowers.
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insect presentation fascinates these youngsters at the Vacaville Public Library. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Booking Insects at Vacaville Public Library: Bring 'em On!

July 11, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's so quiet at times that you can almost hear a bee buzz or a walking stick walk or a Madagascar hissing cockroach hiss. The audience, ranging from toddlers to teens to senior citizens, are inside the the Vacaville Public Library.
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La encargada del curso de Administradores de Clima de UC, Rose Brazil-Few, está creando un programa para la producción de composta en Chico. Fotografía cortesía de Rose Brazil-Few
Blog Verde: Article

El curso de administradores del clima: ‘es el trabajo más satisfactorio’

July 11, 2023
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
Instructor del curso para administradores del clima inspira cambios en el condado de Butte Habiendo crecido en el condado de Butte, Rose Brazil-Few ha sido testigo de la devastacin que el cambio climtico ha dejado en las comunidades y los ecosistemas a travs una severa sequa o mortferos incendios fo...
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Internationally recognized moth expert Jerry Powell sorting and identifying insects on Dec. 7, 2013 at the Bohart Museum of Entomology.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Jerry Powell, 1933-2023

July 11, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Professor Jerry Alan Powell, an international authority on Lepidoptera and a longtime director of the Essig Museum of Entomology, UC Berkeley, died July 8 in Berkeley at age 90.
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A yellow and black striped fly on a green leaf.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

IPM Webinars for Summer & Fall

July 11, 2023
By Lauren Fordyce
The Urban & Community IPM Webinar Series has several exciting webinars coming up this summer and fall. These webinars occur on the third Thursday of every month from 12:00 to 1:00pm PDT.
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Lavender wands wrapped with colorful ribbons.
The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

Lovely Lavender

July 11, 2023
By Anne E Schellman
I have always loved lavender's fragrance, its colorful prolific blooms, its delightful oils, and soaps. I recently had the pleasure of taking a Stanislaus County UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardener workshop on lavender.
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