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Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

What Has Six Legs and Is Green All Over?

March 17, 2023
By Lauren Fordyce
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, we'd like to highlight some festive insects that you'll find wearing green for the holiday! Green Fruit Beetles Also known as June beetles or figeater beetles, these large, metallic green beetles are an occasional pest of ripening fruit.
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Mushrooms of the lawn fungus, Panaeolus foenisecii, haymaker's Panaeolus. Jack Kelly Clark, UC IMP
The Real Dirt: Article

Lawn Toadstools and Fungi

March 17, 2023
If mushrooms or toadstools have suddenly appeared up in your yard, you are probably wondering why, and what you can do about them. Mushrooms, toadstools, and other fungi reproduce not by seeds, but by spores. These are microscopic, often single-cell spores, and are spread by the breeze.
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photo by Michelle Davis
Under the Solano Sun: Article

A Rose?

March 17, 2023
When is a rose not a rose? When it is the Lenten Rose. Technically it is Helleborus x hybridus. The cup-shaped, nodding flower is thought to resemble a rose. It earned the rest of its name from when it blooms late winter until late spring, surrounding the season of Lent.
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Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Spring to Summer IPM Webinars

March 16, 2023
By Lauren Fordyce
Spring into the following free webinars from the UC IPM Urban & Community Program! Held every third Thursday from 12:00-1:00pm PDT, these informative webinars will help you identify, prevent, and control pests in and around the home, garden, and landscape! April 20, 2023: Aphids, Scales, and Mealybu...
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photo by Tina Saravia
Under the Solano Sun: Article

I'm a New Grafter

March 16, 2023
My friend Ann invited me to go with her to the scion exchange in Santa Rosa. The Redwood Chapter of the California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG) put together the annual event. I've heard about this event for many years but this was the first time I've attended.
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