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Colusa County: Article

Meeting Announcement - 2020 Rice Grower Meetings

December 9, 2019
2020 Annual Rice Grower Meetings Sponsored by UC Cooperative Extension -------------- 5 Locations -------------- WHERE & WHEN Richvale: Monday, Jan. 13, 8:30am, Evangelical Church, 5219 Church St., Richvale Willows: Monday, Jan.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Irrigators Need a Conditional Waiver

December 9, 2019
By Ben A Faber
In April 2016, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board adopted a Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Irrigated Agricultural Lands, which will be in effect until April 14, 2021. Education is a cornerstone of the Ag Waiver program.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT :: Horticulture Faculty Research Assistant

December 9, 2019
By Gale Perez
Posting number: P03432UF Closing date: 01/01/2020 For more details: https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/85731 The Department of Horticulture invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, fixed-term Faculty Research Assistant position.
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Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Epiphytes.

December 9, 2019
By T. Eric Nightingale, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Finally, we have rain. While more determined gardeners may still be pursuing outdoor projects, I have set my sights on less-damp activities. Improving your indoor garden is a great way to spend a rainy day.
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Egg, immature bed bugs, adult bed bugs (Credit: DH Choe)
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Bed Bug-Free Holiday Travel (Part 1)

December 8, 2019
Tis the season for holiday travel. As you make reservations for rental accommodations to visit family and friends, we wanted to share a few suggestions to help you avoid bringing bed bugs home with you.
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A tropical praying mantis, Choeradodis stalii: camouflaged. Lohit Garikipati displayed five of his female praying mantids. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

They Met the Mantids--and Scores of Other Critters

December 6, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
They met the mantids, walking sticks, beetle-mimicking roaches, Madagascar hissing cockroaches, tarantulas, silkworm moths, a butterfly, a dozen caterpillars and a chrysalis. It was a great day to get acquainted with insects and arachnids and learn how to raise them.
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