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August 11, 2021 CONTACT: Pam Kan-Rice, (510) 206-3476, pam.kanrice@ucanr.edu EDITORS: Images can be downloaded at https://bit.

Cheryl Veretto was the first to step forward. She and 51 other beekeepers had gathered that day in September 2016 at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis to undergo testing to become California Master Beekeepers at the apprentice level.

If you are subscribed to this email blog, you are already familiar with the UCCE Stanislaus County Master Gardener Program. We thought it would be fun to interview some of our volunteers so you can learn more about them, and why they volunteer.

Professional society meeting reimbursement requests for academics are being accepted for travel occurring July 1 through Dec. 31, 2021. Deadline for online submission is Monday, Sept. 6, at 5:00 p.m.

EVENT: UC Rice Pest Management Course 2021 DAY/DATE: Friday, Sept. 10, 2021 LOCATION: Hamilton Road Field (on West Hamilton Rd. between Hwy. 99 and Riceton Hwy.

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Our naturalists were full of information on the plant life that surrounded us on the hikes in the temperate, coastal rainforests of Southeastern Alaska. Annual rainfall there can vary from 60 to 200 inches.

In this issue: Processing Tomato Update Investigation of Possible ALS-Resistant Common Chickweed Populations in the San Joaquin Valley Investigating the Cause of Leaf Blotch and Fruit Spot of Apple Nitrogen Fertility in Common Beans Following Whole Orchard Recycling Updates on Botryosphaeria-Phomops...

Melody Kendall As a child, a bee sighting was usually accompanied by a lot of screaming and general chaos. As I matured bees were given a wide berth and usually avoided.

Who loves seeing butterflies in the garden? The Gulf Fritillary Butterfly range in the U.S. is wide. From North Carolina to Florida and the Southern states to the Midwest and into California. It was first seen and recorded in the Bay area in 1908.