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Dorsal view of the larva of a lady beetle, aka ladybug, on a strawberry plant in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

They Are Not Your Enemy

April 7, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
They're not exactly cute, cuddly little critters. Some folks say they look like miniature alligators or "ugly, spiky orange-and-black buggy thingies.
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A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, foraging on buckwheat flowers off the California coast. (Photo courtesy of Tobin Hammer)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Tobin Hammer: Why Do Bees Keep Losing Their Symbionts?

April 7, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Tobin Hammer, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, UC Irvine, will give an in-person and virtual seminar on Wednesday, April 13 to the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology on "Mystery of the Missing Microbes: Why Do Bees Keep Losing Their Symbionts?
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UCCE Siskiyou: Article

April - May 2022

April 7, 2022
Upcoming Events 4-H Record Book/Forms County Presentation Day County Fashion Revue YQCA Training Home Ec Field Day 2022 4-H Beekeeping Essay Contest Club News State Fashion Revue: Update 4-H Regional Presentation Day 2022 Lassen County 4-H Job Interview Registration for all State Field Day...
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UC Cooperative Extension Imperial County: Article

April 2022

April 7, 2022
VEGETABLE CROPS AND IPM WEBINAR REPORT MARCH 2022 CATTLECAL NEWSLETTER UPDATE MANAGING LAND AND LIVESTOCK ON SMALL ACREAGES FLYER SAVE THE DATE - AGRONOMIC CROPS & IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT FIELD DAY (VIRTUAL) - MAY 5, 2022 AGRONOMIC CROPS & IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT FIELD DAY AGENDA GOT BACTERI...
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Figure 1. Slow spring growth in a local alfalfa field. The photo was taken in mid-March. (Photo by M. Leinfelder-Miles)
SJC and Delta Field Crops: Article

Slow Spring Growth in Alfalfa

April 7, 2022
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
I have visited a few fields - and have spoken on the phone about a few more - where the alfalfa has been slow to start growing this spring. Based on my observations, and some feedback from colleagues, we came up with the following thoughts on why this might be happening.
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photos by Cindy Yee
Under the Solano Sun: Article

An Unusual Garden Aid

April 7, 2022
As a young child growing up in Asia, I learned how to use chopsticks almost immediately after mastering use of the fork and spoon. Now, even having lived here in the US all my adult life, I am as comfortable using chopsticks as western cutlery.
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UCCE Siskiyou: Article

2022 Winter/Spring Newsletter

April 7, 2022
Dryland Small Grain Trial Rain and crop's water status Nitrogen fertilization Soil Nitrate quick test and result interpretation Scott Valley alfalfa variety trial...
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