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Horticulture is the cultivation of plants as ornamentals or for the production of food. When things go wrong (plants grow poorly or not at all), horticulturists sometimes turn to products that can cure, revitalize, invigorate, stimulate or enhance the growth of their plant or crop.

It's cold out right now in Sacramento so we don't typically see many ants roaming around outdoors much. Indoors where it's warmer, can be a different story however. About a year ago, I started seeing a few random large ants wandering around my house.

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In This Edition: Fresno County 4-H Leaders Council & Committee Meetings, Pg. 2 World Ag. Expo, Pg. 2 CCLS (Community Club Leaders)-Need to Know, Pg. 2 Junior Camp Counselor Planning Meeting, Pg. 3 Fresno County 4-H CampRegistration, Pg. 3 Chaffee Zoo Ag Day Participation, Pg.

Tsetse fly expert Geoffrey Attardo, a medical entomologist and assistant professor with the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, is featured in a New York Times' article today (Feb. 12) on tsetse flies.

Contact: Jay Thomas: (408) 208-4728 or jay@bcrd.

Did you read the article in today's New York Times about tsetse flies and the scientists who research them? Totally fascinating.

Love Nature? Enjoy working with youth K-5th Grade? Have some time to spare this Spring & Fall?

It's almost spring. Once again, my plants are prey to slugs. Damp overcast yet warmer days provide the ideal environment for these slimy shell-less mollusks. Their stealth but obvious presence is unmistakable.

California agriculture saw significant gains in 2017, with the state's counties experiencing a 5.1% jump in total production value. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) says combined sales, excluding timber, totaled $59.57 billion.