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A yellow-face bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, is interrupted by a fast-approaching honey bee as it's nectaring on lavender in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Battle Over the Lavender: Mine, All Mine!

June 12, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, is foraging on lavender in a Vacaville garden. Abruptly, the bumble bee senses a fast-approaching honey bee, Apis mellifera. Bombus: "Hey, bee, this is my territory, my lavender, my food." Honey Bee: "Sorry, I'm just passing by.
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A light brown grasshopper sitting in the middle of a bright yellow flower.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Grasshopper Mania!

June 12, 2024
By Lauren Fordyce
Are grasshoppers taking over your garden? Within the last week, we've received several reports of large populations of these pests covering people's plants, especially in Northern California. Grasshoppers are a sporadic garden pest.
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Contracts & Grants Director Nolan to retire

June 12, 2024
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Dear Colleagues: It is with mixed emotions that I inform you of the upcoming retirement of Kathleen (Kathy) Nolan, director of ANR Office of Contracts & Grants (OGC), effective June 27, 2024.
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A wooly bear caterpillar on ice plant at Bodega Head. This insect is Arctia virginalis, formerly known as Platyprepia virginalis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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The Wooly Bears of Bodega

June 11, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Ever seen the wooly bear caterpillar, Arctia virginalis, formerly known as Platyprepia virginalis? It's found in low elevations in western North America, from southern Monterey Bay, across Nevada and southern Utah to Colorado, and north to southern British Columbia.
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UC Cooperative Extension Trinity County: Article

Cloverleaf June 2024

June 11, 2024
This issue contains: Small Animal Field Day 2024 2024 Trinity County Fair Record Book Presentation Day 2024 Enrollment Rollover Southern Trinity 4-H Dessert Auction
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