Ongoing research

UCCE in the County of San Luis Obispo: Article

Topics in Subtropics Fall 2019

January 16, 2020
Please find our latest news from the Subtropical Tree crop farm advisors in California as attachment.
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USDA Red spinach
Master Food Preservers San Bernardino County: Article

Eat your leafy reds--One day you will be able to do this

January 15, 2020
Is that a beautiful plant or what? What it is is a new RED spinach developed and released by the USDA Agricultural Service. The spinach the first true red and is called USDA Red. USDA Red is supposed to be good for fresh baby leaves, freezing and canning use.
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Roof rat on a kitchen sink. (Credit: N Quinn)
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Rats and Mice: How to Manage Using Snap Traps

January 15, 2020
By Niamh M Quinn
Trapping is the safest and most effective method for controlling rats and mice in and around homes, garages, and other structures. Rodents that live in close association with humans are called commensal rodents. Rats and mice are the most frequently encountered commensal rodents in California.
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Ready to cut the ribbon (from left) are almond pollination consultant Robert Curtis of Carmichael, retired director of agricultural affairs, Almond Board of California; Brad Pankratz of Can-Am Apiaries, Orland; Jackie Parks-Burris of Jackie Park-Burris Queen Bees, Palo Cedro and a past president of California State Beekeepers' Association; Darren Cox, Logan, Utah, past president of American Honey Producers; and Kelvin Adee of Bruce, S.D., president of American Honey Producers.
Bug Squad: Article

A Grand Opening--And Bees Were Nowhere in Sight

January 15, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It was a grand opening of the USDA-ARS bee research facility at the University of California, Davis, but the bees were nowhere in sight. That's because bees don't fly until the temperature hits around 55, and the thermometer on that wintry day (Jan. 7) refused to budge over 47.
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Winter 2020

January 15, 2020
How to Keep Those Resolutions; Books for Birthdays; Program Opportunities...
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