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Livestock & Range: Article

Benefits of Cattle Grazing for Reducing Fire Fuels and Fire Hazard

August 31, 2020
By Devii R Rao
Authors: Felix Ratcliff, Devii Rao, Sheila Barry, Luke Macaulay, Royce Larsen, Matthew Shapero, Shane Dewees, Max Moritz, Rowan Peterson, and Larry Forero The widespread and severe wildfires in California during the past several years highlight the importance of understanding how land management pra...
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Listen Up To "Permaculture" on In The Garden Radio

August 31, 2020
Susan is also a Permaculture Designer so she will provide many helpful hints on, for instance, use of gray water (water used for other household purposes that is still suitable to be used in the garden as opposed to black water), planning your land/plant placement (spend 100 hours thinking for ever...
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Livestock, Range and Natural Resources: Article

August/September 2020

August 31, 2020
In this issue, learn more about: Blue-green algae Toxic wildflowers FREE Emergency preparedness webinars, September 2 and September 9 - more information on the calendar: https://ucanr.
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Pedro Carvalho
ANR Employee News: Article

Names in the News

August 31, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Carvalho named UCCE feedlot management specialist Pedro Carvalho joined UC ANR as a UC Cooperative Extension feedlot management specialist in the UC Davis Department of Animal Science, located in Imperial County, on Aug. 1, 2020.
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Caroline Yelle, owner of Pope Canyon Queens, lost some 500 hives during the Aug. 19 Vacaville fire. (Photo by Caroline Yelle)
Bug Squad: Article

What Do Honey Bee Colonies Do During a Raging Wildfire?

August 31, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
What do honey bee colonies do when a raging wildfire heads straight toward their hives (bee boxes)? No, the bees do not abscond with their queen and relocate, says Norman Gary, emeritus professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis.
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Garbanzo seed pods damaged by California ground squirrels.
UC Dry Bean Blog: Article

Ground squirrel damage to garbanzo bean pods

August 31, 2020
By Rachael Long
Have you ever wondered about this damage to garbanzo beans where there's a hole clipped in the pod and the seed is missing (see photo)? In this case, the damage is from pesky ground squirrels that were foraging in and around our garbanzo research plots at UC Davis this spring.
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Spider plant indoors. (photos by Karen Metz)

Spider Plant Triptych

August 31, 2020
I've always loved spider plants, Chlorophytum comosum; although I grew up calling them airplane plants. They are such fun and easy houseplants to grow. Spider plants have long narrow green leaves that radiate from a central area. They can be solid green or variegated with a white stripe.
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UC IPM Pest Notes
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Popular Pandemic Pest Notes

August 31, 2020
By Belinda Messenger-Sikes
Pest Notes are UC IPM publications written for people who want information about pests in homes, office buildings, schools, gardens, urban landscapes, and more. We have more than 170 peer-reviewed Pest Notes on topics ranging from ants to the Zoropsis spider, all available on our website.
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