Test PB Collection: FTE

Have you ever seen the defensive antics of a female longhorned bee, sometimes called a sunflower bee, as she's trying to forage on flowers while a suitor is trying to get her attention?

The VINE, an initiative by the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, is now accepting applications for its VINE Validation of Innovation Program.

The August edition of the IPM Hour features Kristen Bowers from New Mexico State University discussing her research into using climate-adapted insect biocontrol agents to control puncturevine in the West.

In thinking of what I want to share with my fellow master gardeners this month I realized it's not a gardening tip, an invasive pest or really anything educational. This post is more for the soul. This is my gardening playlist.

In This Issue: Riverside Countys Project on the Soboba Tribes Cultural Garden Wins Grand Prize! Search for Excellence Award (SFE); Pam Elias recognizes Soboba SFE Team; Susan Krings updates us on the new Palm Desert Grow Lab; Cynthia Morris-Sotelo shares 2022-2023 MG Data; Vern Shuttuck explains the...

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The authoritative source for current knowledge of ISHB/FD is the UC IPM Pest Note on Invasive shothole borers (ISHB), authored by Beatriz Nobua-Behrmann, UC Cooperative Extension, Orange County; Akif Eskalen, UC Davis Plant Pathology; Stacy Hishinuma, USDA Forest Service; Shannon Lynch, State Univ.

Get off my turf! The native bees known as Melissodes, the longhorned bees, start stirring in the early morning. First, they settle on a leaf or flower to warm up their flight muscles. Once ready to fly, they don't let up until late afternoon.