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A Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae, manages to fly despite a huge chunk missing from her wings. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Who Dunnit?

September 7, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Interviewer: "Hey, Gulf Fritillary! What happened to you? Something take a chunk out of your wings?" Miss Gulf Frit: "I dunno. I was just fluttering around the passionflower vine and something grabbed me." Interviewer: "Do you have any idea what happened?" Miss Gulf Frit: "Sorry, no.
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healthy pasture outcompetes weeds
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Range and Pasture Weed FAQs

September 7, 2021
In the 5 years I've been with UCCE, I have received a few recurring weed-related questions. I've certainly had some unique requests, like how to deal with fig trees invading a livestock water pipeline, or whether filaree might be harmful to guinea pigs (it isn't).
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photos by Betsy Buxton
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Crinums and the Guy Who Sold Them

September 7, 2021
For several years, Bill the Bulb Baron, aka Bill Welch, used to provide garden clubs, including the Master Gardeners, with an interesting gardening program about what else?
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Kern County: Article

Kern County Fair Photo Contest

September 7, 2021
KGET has partnered with Chevron to celebrate all 4-H and FFA students for their hard work in 2021. They initially hosted this contest last year during the pandemic in hopes to reward a student for their hard work and have decided to bring it back for a second year.
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Welcome to the world! A lady beetle, aka ladybug, emerges from its pupal case. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Becoming a Lady Beetle, aka Ladybug, on Labor Day

September 6, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you're an entomologist, an agriculturist, a gardener or an insect enthusiast, you've probably seen the life cycle of a lady beetle, aka ladybug: from the egg to the larva to the pupa to the adult.
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Boxes and packets of ivermectin tablets.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Ivermectin: Pesticide Misuse in Humans

September 6, 2021
By Karey Windbiel-Rojas
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Health Advisory recently in response to increased reports of illness associated with products containing the pesticide ivermectin.
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3-First try finished
Spill the Beans: Article

The Great Tree Root Battle

September 6, 2021
by Melody Kendall We have lived in our home now for almost 40 years; gosh, time flies when you are having fun! Until about five years ago we had been unsuccessful in establishing a garden in the front yard under the only window seen from the street, wanting it to be a major design feature of our hom...
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Photo of the type of cover crops planted in furrows of a strawberry field.
Strawberries and Caneberries: Article

Upcoming Cover Crops in Furrows Webinar with Eric Brennan

September 4, 2021
By Mark P Bolda
All are invited to an upcoming webinar that is being held Thursday, Sept 16 from 11 am to noon, and hosted through the Healthy Soils Program with Dr Eric Brennan on cover cropping in furrows of strawberries.
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TulipLandscape MariaKrenek
The Coastal Gardener : Article

And then my heart with pleasure fills, and dances with the daffodils

September 4, 2021
By Sherida J Phibbs
Nothing welcomes spring better, than to see the arrival of daffodils with their cheerful faces framed by their ruffled bonnets! These loved and joyous flowers are symbolic, as they represent hope and joy. Giving a bunch of daffodils as a gift is thought to bring the receiver good fortune.
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Red wiggler worms in their bedding
The Coastal Gardener : Article

The Wonderful World of Wiggly Worms

September 3, 2021
By Sherida J Phibbs
Join us on Thursday September 9th, at 6:30 pm as UCCE Master Gardener Zeal Stefanoff, leads the discussion on Vermicomposting. Registration Link The wild, wonderful world of wiggly worms or more simply kitchen worm farming.
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