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What's that wet stuff falling from California skies? Could it be the "R" word, rain? Or what Wikipedia calls "liquid water in the form of droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then precipitatedthat is, become heavy enough to fall under gravity?" It is.

Nobody really bats an eye when a chicken lays an egg. That's what we expect them to do. But when a butterfly lays an egg, that's a different story--especially in December.

New Pesticide Resistance Online Course with Continuing Education Units Author: Cheryl Reynolds, UC Statewide IPM Program An online course highlighting how pesticide resistance develops among pests is now available on the UC IPM Web site.

Curious about those insect-eating bats? Yolo County Farm Advisor Rachael Freeman Long, who has been researching and writing about bats for 20 years, has two colonies of bats at her ranch in Woodland.

REMINDER: 2014 Grower Meeting Wednesday, December 10, 8am-12noon Colusa Fairgrounds, Festival Hall 1303 10th Street, Colusa Continuing Education Hours - 3 laws and reg, .

An online course highlighting how pesticide resistance develops among pests is now available on the UC IPM Web site.

Hello World! There are several GIS classes to chose from in the spring.

So you're thinking about a holiday gift for someone who has everything. You've racked your brain trying to think of the perfect gift. Nothing. You can think of nothing. Nothing is not good. Nothing can get you in big trouble. VERY. BIG. TROUBLE.

In this issue: The Clegg Collection: A Valuable Resource Impacts of the recent drought conditions on Central Coast avocado production, and potential impacts of continued drought conditions Zinc and Phosphorus Recent findings on polyphagous shot hole borer/Fusarium dieback on avocado...

It's that time of year again. Time for egg-nog, time for gingerbread cookies, time for stringing outdoor lights that have become tangled up into a massive, intractable knot, and time for decorating the home and hearth with weeds. What? Weeds? Yes, weeds.