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Eric C. Mussen, emeritus UC Cooperative Extension apiculturist, died June 3 after being diagnosed with liver cancer on May 31. He was 78.

Stan Lim/UC Riverside German Rafael Villalba-Salazar, nursery technician, harvesting budwood from mother citrus trees at the UC Citrus Clonal Protection Program facility.

At this time of the year, it is not uncommon for large branches to suddenly drop from oak trees without warning.

Along with everyone else in California these past few years, I am looking for ways to use less water in my garden...

"For some people, spiders can be at the same time fascinating and frightening. The helpful friend who caught that fly buzzing around your kitchen, and the pest that scared you in the shower.

A position is available at the University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI), Oakland, Calif. for Director of the NPI CalFresh Healthy Living Evaluation Unit.

I think I finally figured out how to grow tomatoes. This is my fourth year growing tomatoes in the backyard, and two months into the season it feels like the first time I'm having real success. It's not that the first three seasons were complete failures, though at times it felt that way.

Ever seen a crab spider hanging out on a flower? Yes? Ever seen a crab spider hanging out with two male longhorned bees that are sleeping overnight on a flower? No? Such was the case last night when a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, drew two Melissodes agilis and one crab spider.

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