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Pollen Control

June 1, 2020
By Ben A Faber
https://news.missouri.edu/2020/bee-thankful-for-the-evolution-of-pollen/ Bee' thankful for the evolution of pollen Missouri U.
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UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties: Article

Gardens in the Mist: Challenges and Opportunities for Cloudy Coastal Summers

June 1, 2020
Do you green up with envy when your inland-dwelling friends brag about their summer gardens? If so, consider this: lots of sun and not much wind may make growing things a lot simpler, but summer conditions on the coast require higher levels of skill and creativity.
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Erin DiCaprio, UCCE specialist, answers questions about how to stay safe while shopping for food amid the coronavirus pandemic.

ANR in the news May 16-31, 2020

May 31, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
ASEV's Invasive Pest Webinar Series Starts June 3 (Wine Business) May 30 The invasive pest webinar series will include: June 3: Impact of the New Invasive Pest, Spotted Lanternfly, in the Northeastern Vineyards by Heather Leach (The Pennsylvania State University, University Park) at noon 1:00 p.m.
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Ellen Bruno discussed how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the food supply chain.
ANR News Blog: Article

ANR in the news May 1-15, 2020

May 31, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
How coronavirus is affecting the food supply (Spectrum News) Jennifer Rufer, May 15 Daniel Sumner, Executive Director of the University of California Agricultural Issues Center at UC Davis, tells Inside the Issues the meat shortage is a direct result of COVID-19.
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Under the Solano Sun: Article

The Pitter Patter of Little Feet

May 31, 2020
Millipedes These creatures are good. While I'm working away in the underbrush, I frequently run across them. Most species are not aggressive and curl up when disturbed. They like to hide under rocks, logs, and leaf matter where it is damp and dark.
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Figure 1. Pheromone bucket traps catch true armyworm and western yellowstriped armyworm moths.
SJC and Delta Field Crops: Article

Delta Rice Armyworm Monitoring Begins

May 30, 2020
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
Armyworms have long been a pest of rice, but 2015 was an outbreak year, and high populations have continued in subsequent years. We don't really know why this is happening, but it could relate to higher minimum winter temperatures (i.e.
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