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Thinning canopy is an early sign of Bot canker. [Credit: J. Downer]

Bot Canker: Have You Heard of It?

July 28, 2022
By Karey Windbiel-Rojas
Ever heard of Bot canker? "Bot" stands for Botryosphaeria which is a plant disease that results in cankers of trees and other woody plants. This fungal disease can be worse under drought conditions when trees are stressed.
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Clebson Goncalves
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Names in the News

July 28, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Goncalves named UCCE diversified agriculture advisor for Lake and Mendocino counties Clebson Goncalves joined UC Cooperative Extension on July 1 as a diversified agriculture advisor serving Lake and Mendocino counties.
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A wooly bear caterpillar investigating an ice plant on Bodega Head, Sonoma County, in April 2022.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Gotta Love Those Wooly Bear Caterpillars

July 28, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
You gotta love those wooly bear caterpillars. Richard "Rick" Karban, UC Davis distinguished professor of entomology, studies them. The rest of us admire them. We usually see them in the spring along the cliffs of Bodega Head on the Sonoma coast.
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IMPORTANT AUGUST EVENTS

July 28, 2022
RECORD BOOKS FOR FAIR, ENROLLMENT & FEES, CLUB CHECKS AND FINANCIAL REPORTS DUE MONDAY, AUGUST 1ST SEE ATTACHED FOR IMPORTANT DATES IN AUGUST...
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