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Invasive Goldspotted Borer Hits California Oaks

September 8, 2022
By Julie Clark, Community Education Specialist III Goldspotted borer (GSOB) is a beetle invasive to oaks in California. Infestations have ravaged oak woodlands in San Diego and Riverside counties the last 12 years and in Anaheim Hills, Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests the last few years.
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Colusa County: Article

September 2022

September 8, 2022
In This Issue Ornamental Plant of the Month Camellia Edible Plant of the Month Sirop de Liege Recipe of the Month Skillet Chicken Book of the Month Silent Spring Water-wise tips Garden Guide Safety Notes If you work in an office, please print and post in the break room or forward the newsletter to y...
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UC Cooperative Extension Imperial County: Article

September 2022

September 8, 2022
UCCE IMPERIAL COUNTY GAVE A TALK AND HAD AN EXHIBIT AT THE "PESKY PESTS" EVENT PIGWEED PRESSURE INCREASES IN LOW DESERT ALFALFA COMPARISON OF VARIOUS HERBICIDES USED WITH SHARPEN FOR CONTROL OF PIGWEEDS IN ALFALFA ALFALFA LEAFTIER ACTIVE AGAIN IN LOW DESERT ALFALFA ANNOUNCEMENT - APURBA WELCOME TO O...
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Our fig. photo by Kathy Craig
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Fascinating Figs

September 8, 2022
Ficus carica L. Figs are a popular fruit for home gardeners, and many wild figs are growing in California. The fig tree produces what is a flower, not a true fruit. The study of fig pollination by a wasp known as Blastophaga psenes is a process that would be worthy of its own article.
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Figure 1. Maximum air temperatures recorded at the South Salinas, Soledad, and King City CIMIS weatherstation from August 20 – September 6, 2022. Average maximum air temperatures for the same period during years 2015-2019 for South Salinas are also shown
Salinas Valley Agriculture: Article

Keeping cool season vegetables cool during heat waves

September 8, 2022
By Richard F Smith, Michael D Cahn
Once again, we are experiencing a prolonged heat wave in the Salinas Valley. Maximum air temperature in the King City area reached 112 F earlier in the week (Fig. 1).
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Monkeypox (MPX) outbreak

September 7, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and California Department of Public Health have been tracking an outbreak of monkeypox (MPX), which has spread across several countries, including the United States. This outbreak is dynamic, and conditions and health guidance can change.
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