Ongoing research

What's for dinner? A crab spider, camouflaged in our lavender patch, didn't catch a honey bee, a butterfly, an ant or a syrphid fly. No, it nailed a green bottle fly. We couldn't help but notice. The fly's metallic blue-green coloring stood in sharp contrast to the white spider.

Growing Up: Vertical Gardening Preservation Pointers: Spicy Summer Seasonings Crested Succulents on the Garden Tour Undemanding Roses Art in the Garden Got a Succulent Extravaganza? Yes, We Did.

Youth in low-income communities of color face health inequities. While 14.6% of all California adolescents ages 12-17 are classified as obese, rates are much higher among Latino adolescents (20.2%) and highest among adolescents in very low-income households (20.4% vs. 12.

UC ANR South Coast Research and Extension Center, University of California Cooperative Extension, Orange County and Irvine Ranch Water District hosted a three-part landscape design basics workshop for homeowners seeking to make landscape improvements and take advantage of rebates from their local wa...

Canines can detect trees infected with the bacterium that causes huanglongbing Research by Dr. Tim Gottwald Article written by Tim Gottwald, Holly Deniston-Sheets and Beth Grafton-Cardwell. Revised June 13, 2019.

During summer 2019 the Madsen lab is sampling curlyleaf pondweed (Potamogeton crispus) at multiple locations to determine the effects of water temperature, air temperature, and water turbidity on plant growth and reproduction.

Our crop biostimulant evaluation trial on processing tomato started on early May 2019. Two biostimulant products aiming to enhance plant nutrient content will be applied as a foliar spray at different tomato growth stage.

June 1, 2019 Plaza Park in downtown Oxnard was the site for this exciting event. It was a resounding success with an estimated 6000 attendees.

He has been called the Elvis of E. coli and the Sinatra of Salmonella, and now Carl Winter, a UC Cooperative Extension food toxicologist for 32 years, will rock and roll his way into retirement on July 1, 2019.

Day 2-Land The day begins with journaling and a farm nature walk. Along the way, campers encounter evidence or indicators that animals use and call the farm home. Today is about understanding the importance of open space, natural resources and waste management.