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Over the next couple of days here in Orange County, temperatures are expected to rise rapidly. Below are just a few tips and methods to prepare your landscape plants: 1. Give plants that are drought and heat sensitive a nice slow, long drink to properly hydrate them.

Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 07-02-18" ET Report 07-02-2018 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Division...

Can you distinguish a moth from a butterfly? Ever seen a display of colorful tropical moths? Would you like to observe what species of moths are attracted to light traps?

Please see the attached announcement for a two hour workshop on how to use a weekly ET report to improve irrigation scheduling precision, as well as seminars on irrigating nut crops and vines pre and post harvest. July 13th, 2018 8-10 AM 550 E Shaw Ave Fresno, CA.

Virginia creeper leafhopper and Western grape leafhopper peak egg laying from the overwintering adults has passed (Fig. 1 & 2). Monitoring efforts during the week of May 14th showed the first emergence of VCLH nymphs for the season (see Table 1/Figure 3 for # VCLH nymphs per leaf).

On June 22, Governor Jerry Brown signed the state budget for fiscal year 2018-19, which contains a new line item for UC ANR within the UCOP budget. UC ANR will have the same amount of funding from the state for the upcoming year as we had this year.

Sarah Morran is a post-doctoral researcher with Brad Hanson's lab at UC Davis. Recently, three new post-doctoral researchers have joined the Weed Science Group at UC Davis.

Just call it "15 Minutes of Aim." That's how long it takes to toss 2,000 water balloons. Or, rather, that's how long it takes the Bruce Hammock laboratory at the University of California, Davis, to toss 2,000 water balloons.

Book of the Month - Epitaph for a Peach Ornamental Plant of the Month - Philadelphus lewisii Edible Plant of the Month - Pumpkins Recipe of the Month - Szechuan Noodle Salad...

Western tussock moth (Orgyiavetusta) caterpillars are beautiful and abundant around the state in late spring/early summer, but like some other caterpillars, they possess chemical defenses that can trigger allergic reactions, commonly in the form of a rash.