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In case you haven't heard or been outside lately, it's been real warm in the Watsonville-Salinas area the last few days.

It's October and Arachtober: the month to celebrate spiders and other arachnids. As arachnologists will tell you, arachnids are arthropods that include spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, pseudoscorpions, harvestmen, camel spiders, whip spiders and vinegaroons.

Megna Nayar is a 4-H Alumna and former State Ambassador from Santa Clara County. She writes about how being a State Leadership Conference (SLC) Planning Team member is a rewarding, but challenging role.

The University of California Office of the President invites comments on a proposed Presidential Policy Seismic Safety.

Estimados colegas, Han pasado ms de cuatro aos desde que comenz la pandemia de COVID-19 y, aunque casi todos hemos regresado al trabajo y las actividades presenciales, el COVID-19 todava est teniendo un impacto en nuestras vidas de una forma muy diferente a la del principio.

They're everywhere! At least that's the way it seems to me. Where I grew up on the East Coast, creatures similar to these were considered exotic and only found in wooded, wild places. Not here! I'd wager there isn't a backyard in Yolo County without a troop of these critters encamped.

Last year, I became a member of the Arbor Day Tree Foundation, and was offered ten free trees. For my zone, I chose Crepe Myrtles, which are fairly drought tolerant, flower all summer, and have fall foliage and lovely bark.

The FIRA USA ag tech conference, Oct. 22-24 in Woodland, showcases the latest robotics and automation innovations. A special breakfast during the event will support tomorrow's leaders, scientists and engineers who will realize the potential of those technologies.

Dear Colleagues, It has been over four years since the COVID-19 pandemic has started, and while nearly all of us have returned to in-person work and activities, COVID-19 is still having an impact on our lives in a much different form than at the beginning.

Bee Hotels and Gardens Applications and Limitations The model of a Bee Hotel' has been a useful tool for surveying insects in research studies for decades.