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Bed bugs can hitch rides on secondhand furniture, luggage, backpacks and other personal items to invade homes and attack people. While we rest and sleep on sofas and beds, the insects come out to feed. They want to suck our blood.
Catalina Ironwood By Linda Lewis Griffith UCCE Master Gardener Lyonothamnus floribundus Common Name: Catalina Ironwood Planting Zone: Sunset Zones 14-17, 19-24 Size: 20-50 ft. tall, 25-35 ft.
Intermountain Research and Extension Center 2816 Havlina Road, PO Box 850, Tulelake, California 96134 Phone 530.667.5117 Fax 530.667.5265 Website irec.ucanr.
In December, amidst the holiday Zoom parties and anticipation of the end of a rough year, we said "Happy Retirement" to one of the California Naturalist Program's favorite colleagues, environmental educators and mentors, Sandy Derby.
Just because it is wintertime doesn't mean that bees, which are important pollinators for our flowers, fruits and vegetables, don't need food. Plants and shrubs can provide pollen, nectar, or both to bees in our late winter and early spring.
January 10, 2021 Dear 4-H Community, The Monterey County Presentation Event is considered one of the most important events of the year for our local 4-H members. The planning and practicing begins now to develop 4-H public speaking skills that will last a lifetime.
Oh, to find a butterfly in January. Butterfly guru Art Shapiro, UC Davis distinguished professor of evolution and ecology, knows where they are. As mentioned in a previous Bug Squad blog, he spotted a cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae, on Jan.
When I was five years old, my family purchased our first three chickens. What we did not know at the time, was that chickens are the gateway animal to lifelong livestock endeavors.
Thankfully, this past year is over. There are so many words that can be used to describe feelings about all that has happened during this year. As we come to the end of 2020, I have some thoughts that I would like to share. First and foremost, I have a lot to be thankful for.
