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IPM character guiding course
Topics in Subtropics: Article

OMG!!!What Caused that Damage?

October 18, 2021
By Ben A Faber
New online course on diagnosing herbicide injury now available Petr Kosina, UC Statewide IPM Program A brand-new online course on Diagnosing Herbicide Injury focusing on how an herbicide injury situation can arise, what information can help diagnose symptoms during field investigations, and what too...
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Tomato plant with herbicide injury
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Root inhibiting herbicide injury on processing tomatoes

October 17, 2021
By Gale Perez
Root-inhibiting herbicides (like pendimethalin or trifluralin) are soil-applied and pre-plant incorporated as a standard practice for conventional processing tomatoes in the Sacramento Valley.
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UC Master Gardener Program of Riverside County: Article

Garden Views, 2021.09 - Sep/Oct 2021

October 15, 2021
In this issue: Marcia Stone shares MG tour of Melissa Bacalls Yucca Valley home; UCCE Plant Sale; Behind the Scenes MG, Marilyn Howard; New Advisory Boards, WCAB, DAB, EAB; County Teacher of the Year and MGs, by Brad Hardison; Tale of Two Succulents, by Amy Clayton; Surprising Survivor: Emorys Indig...
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photos by Erin Mahaney
Under the Solano Sun: Article

When Life Hands You 'Little Lemons'

October 15, 2021
Despite my vow to avoid purchasing any more clematis well, this year at leastI couldn't resist snapping up Clematis Little Lemons' when I saw it on sale. This charming super-dwarf clematis has yellow nodding blooms that turn into fluffy, silvery-gold, Dr.
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Postdoctoral fellow Sergio Hidalgo Sotelo of the Joanna Chiu lab
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Fly Research Could Lead to More Effective Schizophrenia Treatments

October 15, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Postdoctoral fellow Sergio Hidalgo Sotelo of the UC Davis Department of Entomomogy and Nematology will present an in-person seminar on Using Drosophila melanogaster to Understand Complex Disorders: Insights on the Pathophysiology of Schizophrenia on Wednesday, Oct. 20 in 122 Briggs Hall.
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Eight more UCCE advisor positions released

October 15, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
UC ANR's hiring blitz continues! Thanks to the increased 2021-22 state funding, eight more UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Advisor positions are now released for recruitment. The recruitments are being staged to avoid overwhelming our Human Resources colleagues.
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Master Food Preservers San Bernardino County: Article

Apple Butter

October 15, 2021
APPLE BUTTER I finally made some more apple butter. Friends down the street picked me two BIG bags full of Winter Banana apples. Some were sweet for eating, some were a bit on the tart side. All were pretty much free from bug damage.
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Tools that need cleaning, J.C. Lawrence
The Real Dirt: Article

Garden Jobs for Fall and Winter

October 15, 2021
As days shorten and temperatures cool, the pace of gardening slows along with plant growth. But there is still plenty to be done during the fall and winter months. In fact, much of what is done in the garden now will set the tone for the following year. Cleaning up the garden is an important chore.
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Entomologist Elvira Lange utilizing a drone. Agricultural drones, she said, are "highly versatile and have great commercial potential."
Bug Squad: Article

Outstanding Research Paper on Agricultural Drones Wins Editors' Choice Award

October 14, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Winning an Editors' Choice Award was a milestone for an international research team, including UC Davis entomologist Elvira de Lange. De Lange assembled a project team that wrote a research paper on the agricultural use of drones, published last February in the Journal of Economic Entomology (JEE).
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