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Wisteria Mosaic vine virus
HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Wisteria Vein Mosaic Virus

June 23, 2019
Wisteria Vein Mosaic Virus Advice from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Question: This spring I planted 4 wisteria vines around our pergola and they've grown well but now two plants have bumpy leaves and one has brown curl at the end of a few leaves.
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ANR Adventures: Article

Cars, cupcakes,and cancellations

June 22, 2019
By Wendy Powers
These days we get in our cars, put our foot on the brake, and press a button to start the vehicle. It is so simple. Yet it's really not. Have you ever thought about the fine details of all that needs to go right for the car to actually start? Air travel is the same way.
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Bombus occidentalis (UCANR)
Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Bombus occidentalis, In Her Own Words.

June 22, 2019
By Penny Pawl, U. C. Master Gardener of Napa County Hello, I am your friend, the queen bumblebee. Also known in scientific terms as Bombus occidentalis.
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Event speakers and planning committee
UC Delivers: Article

UCCE Los Angeles improves food security

June 21, 2019
By Natalie M Price
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) considers a household to be food insecure if it experiences either: low food security reports a reduction in the quality, variety, or desirability of diet, or very low food security reports of multiple indications of disrupted eating patterns and...
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The yellow-faced bumble bee (shown on foxglove), native to the west coast of North America, is an important pollinator. Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey
Green Blog: Article

We depend on pollinators

June 21, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Happy Pollinator Week! For 2019, it's June 17-23. Most people think of bees when they think pollination, but don't stop there. Think the "b" alliteration: bees, birds, butterflies, bats and beetles.
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Stanislaus County: Article

Evapotranspiration Report - 06/20/2019

June 21, 2019
Hello all, Please find the attached document to provide the previous weeks estimated water use report in terms of evapotranspiration for almonds, peaches, walnuts, established vineyard, alfalfa, and pasture in Stanislaus County.
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Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties: Article

June 2019

June 21, 2019
Yuba-Sutter Fair County Record Book Competition 4-H Enrollment Mandatory Community Club Leader Meeting Club Leader Deadlines 4-H Calendar of Events 4-H STEM News Online Training Close 2019 State Field Day Pictures Spark Surveys 4-H Record Books 2019-2020 eXtesnion Required Courses Webinar dates e4:...
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