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You may not think about rodents such as rats, mice, or gophers until they become a pest around your home. Because rodents can be major pests in and around homes, gardens, landscapes, restaurants, and other buildings, each year pest control experts celebrate Rodent Awareness Week.

No, this blog is not about Scarborough Fair, it is about herbs! Our summer veggies did not do that well this season and it is that time of the year to let them go. However, we still wanted to keep some life and beauty in the garden.

San Diego County used to be home to nearly 25,000 acres of avocado trees but today there are about 14,000. The drastic decrease is largely due to rising costs associated with avocado production, namely the cost of water.

We usually see male Valley carpenter bees, Xylocopa sonorina, in the spring and summer, but in the fall? On Oct. 17? But there he was, the familiar golden bee with green eyes, robbing nectar from a Mexican petunia, Ruellia simplex, in a Vacaville, Calif., garden.

Cathy will educate you on the most nutrient-dense fruits and vegetables per calorie to grow and use in your kitchen. Kale, asparagus, chard, kumquats, and BRUSSELS SPROUTS! Just to name a few. And easy-to-grow tarragon! Learn more and listen to "In The Garden" radio show podcasts.

"In 2020, malaria deaths increased by 12 percent compared with 2019. The increases in malaria cases are deaths were associated with disruption to services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

I had moved into a new house in the country and in the early spring a fascinating plant emerged, it was an Arum palaestinum, common name is the Black Calla and is native to Israel, according to the Sunset Western Garden Book.

Filipa Rijo-Ferreira, a UC Berkeley School of Public Health (BPH) assistant professor who specializes in parasitology and circadian rhythms, will present a UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar at 4:10 p.m., Wednesday, Oct.

The Outstanding Paper Award is selected by the Associate Editors of the Journal of Aquatic Plant Management, and is awarded at the Annual Meeting. The 2022 Outstanding Paper was awarded at the 2022 Aquatic Plant Management Society 62nd Annual Meeting, July 18-22, 2022 in Greenville, South Carolina.