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Black Streak can occur on trunks oro branches as small, scattered cankers. The name cones from the balckening that occurs around the infected area.
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Avocado Cankers

August 12, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Avocado Trunk Cankers This has been a low rainfall year, and often with the low rainfall, cankers will seem to suddenly appear on the woody parts of the tree. There are a number of causes for the white exudate from cankers on the trunk and limbs of avocado.
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Mireya Molina, El Diamonte High School Student, serves as summer intern
Nut, Olive and Prune Programmatic News: Article

UCCE Tulare County Hosts El Diamonte High School Student Intern, Mireya Molina

August 11, 2024
By Elizabeth J Fichtner
Mireya Molina, a rising senior at El Diamonte High School, joined UCCE Tulare County as a 2024 summer research intern serving the nut, olive, and prune research and extension program. Mireya has a strong science background and is an active member of her high school horticulture and FFA programs.
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Picture of sunbaked rose petals
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Rosie’s Corner: The heat has been hard on roses

August 10, 2024
Is everyone ready for some fall and winter weather? This summer's heat has been horrendous. I know I went over how to care for your roses in hot weather last month, but I thought I would stress again how to care for your roses during this miserable summer.
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Hear that buzz? The Honey Bee (Dr. George Stock) enters the courtyard. With him are Vacaville Museum Guild members Georganne Gebers (right) of Vacaville, and Sharon Walters of Dixon. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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A Honey of a Bee

August 9, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Is there a doctor in the house? Is there a doctor in the courtyard? Is there a doctor in the honey bee costume? Yes! That was the scene at the Vacaville Museum Guild's Annual Children's Party, held Thursday morning, Aug. 8 in the museum courtyard on Buck Avenue.
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CA aster is a pollinator magnet. photo by Jennifer Baumbach
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California Aster: The Resilient Beauty of Late Summer

August 9, 2024
By Jennifer M Baumbach
As summer begins to wane and many flowers fade, the California Aster enters the spotlight. This resilient wildflower, native to the western United States, brings a burst of color to gardens and landscapes when other blooms are winding down.
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Courtesy notice regarding annual systemwide payroll disclosure

August 9, 2024
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Dear colleagues: As part of the university's commitment to transparency and public accountability, including the way it compensates faculty and staff, UC is conducting its annual disclosure of systemwide employee compensation for calendar year 2023.
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Green Scene August 2024

August 9, 2024
Next Horticultural Tour - Spain and Portugal, May 2025 Master Gardener Program Sun and Shadow Tree Decline...
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EPA: Stop use of pesticide Dacthal (DCPA)

August 9, 2024
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
We wish to inform you that the EPA has issued an emergency order suspending the registrations of all pesticide products that contain DCPA (dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate), also known as Dacthal. This order will prohibit the use of existing stocks of DCPA for any purpose, effective immediately.
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various plant labels, plastic, metal all with question marks on them with a backdrop of a creeping verbena that is purple
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Life Without Plant Labels (or

August 9, 2024
Long ago, I learned the importance of labeling my plants even when I was confident that I would remember what I planted and where. It turns out that my confidence was gravely misplaced too many times.
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