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Thrips/TSWV Fresno: Article

2021 Third report (May 31st)

May 31, 2021
By Neil McRoberts
General outlook A week of 100+ F daily maximum temperatures and warm nights will give thrips development a boost over the next week. A gradual return to mid 90's highs is expected by the second week of June. The current mini heat wave won't be enough to cause any significant mortality in thrips.
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Thrips/TSWV Merced: Article

2021 Third report (May 31st)

May 31, 2021
By Neil McRoberts
General outlook A week of 100+ F daily maximum temperatures and warm nights will give thrips development a boost over the next week. A gradual return to low 90's highs is expected by the second week of June. The current mini heat wave won't be enough to cause any mortality in thrips.
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Thrips/TSWV Stanislaus county: Article

2021 Third report (May 31st)

May 31, 2021
By Neil McRoberts
General outlook A few 100+ F daily maximum temperatures and warm nights will give thrips development a little boost over the next week. A gradual return to low-to-mid 90's highs is expected from now until second week of June.
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Thrips/TSWV Eastern San Joaquin Co.: Article

2021 Third report (May 31st)

May 31, 2021
By Neil McRoberts
General outlook A couple of 100+ F daily maximum temperatures and warm nights will give thrips development a little boost over the next week. A gradual return to low-to-mid 90's highs is expected from now until second week of June.
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Thrips/TSWV Western San Joaquin Co.: Article

2021 Third report (May 31st)

May 31, 2021
By Neil McRoberts
General outlook A couple of 100+ F daily maximum temperatures and warm nights will give thrips development a little boost over the next week. A gradual return to low-to-mid 90's highs is expected from now until second week of June.
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Thrips/TSWV status in Yolo & Colusa: Article

2021 Third report (May 31st)

May 31, 2021
By Neil McRoberts
General outlook A run of 100+ F daily maximum temperatures and warm nights will likely accelerate thrips development over the next week or more. A return to low 90's highs is expected in the second week of June.
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A monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, flutters on the American flag. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Flying High, Flying Free

May 31, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
An American flag flies from its sky-high pole at our home year-around. A U.S. Air Force veteran lives here, and the survivors of generations of veterans, starting with the American Revolution, live here.
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Master Gardener Denise holds up a diagram of the monarch butterfly lifecycle.
The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

SAVE THE DATE! #BigDigDay is June 4, 2021

May 31, 2021
By Anne E Schellman
On June 4, 2021 we are hosting #BigDigDay, 24-hours to show support to our program and help us raise funds for our Learning Landscape. Join us and #giveback to support the UC Master Gardener Program. Our goal is to raise $3,000 towards our future Learning Landscape theme gardens.
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Flowering trees. (mckinleyarborists.com)
Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Plant Blossoming Trees.

May 31, 2021
By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County One of the things that I like most about spring is the beauty of flowering trees. It's just stunning to see a magnolia or almond tree in full bloom.
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Cantaloupe, July 2017, Sutter County
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Conventional melon weed management in the Sacramento Valley

May 31, 2021
Sutter County grows between 300 and 800 acres of fresh-market honeydew, mixed melon and cantaloupe each year. The fields vary between furrow and drip irrigation, with many fields in the Sutter Basin only receiving a pre-irrigation.
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