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A female Valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa sonorina, heads for evening primrose in a Vacaville pollinator garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

A 'Morning' Carpenter Bee and an Evening Primrose

June 26, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
As National Pollinator Month winds down, let's visit a "morning" carpenter bee and an evening primrose. The evening primrose, Oenothera biennis, native to the Americas, is unique in that it blooms as night (as its name implies) and dies back at noon.
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A poster showing Formosan termite swarmers, soldiers, and workers.

Destructive Termite Alert

June 26, 2023
By Lauren Fordyce
The Formosan subterranean termite (FST), Coptotermes formosanus, is a very destructive pest first reported in California in 1992 in La Mesa, San Diego County. FST has since been found in Canyon Lake, Riverside County, Rancho Santa Fe (San Diego County) and Highland Park (Los Angeles County).
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Pole beans and indeterminate tomato varieties grow best with sturdy support
UC Marin Master Gardeners: Article

July 2023: Trellises for Plants that like to Climb

June 26, 2023
Last month volunteers worked on building permanent trellises for several garden beds. Constructed of metal stakes and heavy wire, the trellises will provide strong support for beans, peas, cucumbers, and other climbing edible plants...
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