Ongoing research

The western Grapeleaf skeletonizer (WGLS), Harrisina metallica Stretch (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae), previously known to cause severe defoliation to vineyards and backyard grapevines appears to be re-emerging in California.

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It was the morning of Jan. 1, 2018, a year and four days ago. While strolling the grounds of the Benicia Capitol State Historic Park, we captured images of yellow-faced bumble bees, Bombus vosnesenskii, nectaring on jade, Crassula ovata. They were packing cream-colored pollen from the jade.

The 2019 UCCE Annual Strawberry Production Research meeting for the Central Coast is set to take place February 14 at the usual location at the Elk's Lodge in Watsonville.

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In 2014, plant biologists with the California Department of Agriculture reported an alarming discovery: native wildflowers and herbs, grown in nurseries and then planted in ecological restoration sites around California, were infected with Phytophthora tentaculata, a deadly exotic plant pathogen tha...

Many of us have heard that coffee grounds are good for plants. People recommend adding used coffee grounds to the garden, either directly or mixed with compost or other organic materials, as a means of adding nitrogen-rich organic matter.

Reminder: UC-held South Sacramento Valley Processing Tomato Production Meeting Thursday, January 10th, 2019. 8am to noon Woodland Community Center, 2001 East Street, Woodland 95776 See attachment for full agenda. DPR credits: 2 hrs "Other" 0.

As anyone who has ever cared for livestock at a commercial scale will tell you, animal husbandry requires a wide range of skills. Ranchers must be animal behaviorists, veterinary technicians, bovine (or ovine, caprine, etc.

UPDATED MEETING DATE! Colusa Winter Almond Meeting January 17, 2019, 8:00a.m. - 11:45am Granzella's Banquet Hall, 457 - 7th Street, Williams, CA 95987 Meeting sponsored by: Farm Credit Services of Colusa-Glenn, ACA Colusa County Farm Supply 1.75 hours of PCA CE (0.5 hr Laws/Regs & 1.