Test PB Collection: FTE

General Outlook 2022 thrips season is open for business. The first half of the winter was wet and cold, but since the turn of the year, we have seen next to no precipitation in the region. Temperatures have been more or less normal for the time of year.

General Outlook Well, here we are, the 2022 season is open for business. The first half of the winter was wet and cold, but since the turn of the year, we have seen next to no precipitation in the region. Temperatures have been more or less normal for the time of year.

It's not "officially" spring until we see--and photograph--the spectacular Western tiger swallowtail, Papilio rutulus. That's what I posted April 2, 2021 on Bug Squad after seeing one land March 30 on a white lilac bush in a Vacaville park.

Testimony highlights UC ANR's role in advancing prosperity, sustainability and climate resilience Glenda Humiston, Ph.D.

The UCCE Stanislaus County Master Gardeners are excited to bring you our very first class about citrus! We are holding this class on Zoom so we can record it and post it to our YouTube Channel. Citrus trees are one of the most popular fruit trees grown in California.

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a massive change to daily life on a global scale and further exacerbated pre-existing racial and socioeconomic disparities in health with racial/ethnic minorities and individuals with low-income more likely to be infected, die, or suffer economic consequences.

Posted from the UC Berkeley News Dense stands of Douglas fir trees surround South Twin Lake in California. Decades of logging and fire suppression have shifted the composition of forests in the region, favoring fire-sensitive softwoods, like fir, over fire-resistant hardwoods, like oak.

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Calls have come in - "What is the browning on the avocado leaves? Thrips damage? Salt damage? Dothiorella?" Nope, Frost Damage. From the end of February to the first week of March, Santa Paula had one night of 30 deg F, and 3 nights of 33 and a few nights around 35..

Interesting article unearthed during this morning's Twitter scroll on how a company in Newark will be starting commercial production of strawberries vertically farmed in a warehouse.