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Oriental fruit fly adult. [Credit: County of San Diego]
Community Pest News: Article

Oriental fruit fly found in Sacramento County

August 31, 2018
By Karey Windbiel-Rojas
New Release from CDFA: SACRAMENTO, August 30, 2018 A portion of Sacramento and Yolo Counties have been placed under quarantine for the Oriental fruit fly following the detection of 15 flies in and around the southern part of the City of Sacramento near the Lemon Hill community.
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Hairy canary. (photos by Tina Saravia)
Under the Solano Sun: Article

My Hairy Canary

August 31, 2018
A few years ago, I purchased a one-gallon plant from the Solano College plant sale. The label said Dorycinum hirsutum. I quickly planted it in my bare backyard and waited for it to grow. It's a slow growing plant and took several years to really show it's beauty and to reseed.
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Rhapsa scotosialis female
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Moths, Flies, Beetles Pollinating Avocados? O, MY!

August 31, 2018
By Ben A Faber
And doing it in the dark? In a recent paper, David Pattemore and associates reveal some fairly different observations about avocado flowering. One, that the female stage can be open and potentially receptive to pollination at night.
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Lady beetle larva dining on aphids on milkweed, UC Davis campus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

The Incredible Aphid-Eating Machines

August 30, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Just call them the "incredible aphid-eating machines." That would be the lady beetles, commonly known as ladybugs (although they are not bugs; they're beetles belonging to the family Coccinellidae, and they're not all "ladies"--some are male!).
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UC Cooperative Extension Imperial County: Article

September 2018

August 30, 2018
WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT STATE WATER EFFICIENCY AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (SWEEP) FUND 2018 RESPIRATION RATE OF HOLSTEIN STEERS DURING HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS MAY SUPRESS DURUM WHEAT CROP LODGING IMPERIAL VALLEY CIMIS REPORT AND UC WATER MANAGEMENT RESOURCES COACHELLA VALLE...
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Quantifying floating aquatic vegetation using satellite imagery

August 30, 2018
By Guy Kyser
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Delta Region Areawide Aquatic Weed Project (DRAAWP) has, as one of its purposes, to enhance and implement the rollout of new, innovative, or unique processes to support finding and controlling aquatic invasive species.
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RR FLIER Save the date
UC Environmental Stewards Blog: Article

Save the Date!

August 30, 2018
Save the Date!California Naturalist Program Regional Rendezvous October 28, 2018 at the Miners Foundry Cultural Center in Nevada City...
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CASI's John Diener of Five Points to be featured in "Stories of the Soil" video by Cool Planet and the Future of Agriculture Podcast with Tim Hammerich!
Conservation Agriculture: Article

CASI's John Diener of Five Points to be featured in

August 30, 2018
By Jeffrey P Mitchell
August 29, 2018 John Diener of Red Rock Ranch in Five Points, CA was extensively interviewed at his farm on August 29th by a video group from Cool Planet and the Future of Agriculture Podcast about his long-term soil care practices and experiences.
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Fresno County 4-H: Article

August-September 2018 Guidelines

August 30, 2018
In This Edition: Kicking off the 4-H Year 2018/2019 Officer/Leadership Training DaySeptember 8 Pg. 2 4-H Achievement Night September 15 Pg. 3 Fresno County 4-H Leaders Council & Committee Mtgs. -Pg. 3 Attention 4-H TeensPg. 4 CCLS (Community Club Leaders) - Need to Know- Pg.
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