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On Thursday, July 8, Governor Gavin Newsom asked California residents to cut back their water usage by 15%. Butte County is among the 50 California counties (out of a total of 58 counties) now included in Newsom's declaration of drought emergency.

Gotta love that Gray Hairstreak. If you don't like putting "gray" and "hair" in the same sentence, not to worry. This is the butterfly, Strymon melinus. When the it's hanging around a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, the orange spots on its tail accent the color of the flower.

Two UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology faculty members are now full professors, and a third faculty member has achieved tenure as associate professor.

In April, I found myself sowing three different varieties of okra, along with the other vegetable seeds I acquired this year. Those okra seeds are sprouted and sent home with their respected owners to grow in their own gardens.

As the Beckwourth Complex Fire and Dixie Fire spread in Plumas and Lassen counties, Ryan Tompkins reminded residents of ways they could help limit damage.

UC AG Expert Talk: Grape Powdery Mildew Management and Challenges Description: In thiswebinar, various speakers from UC andUCCE will discuss: -biology and ID of powdery mildew -history of sulfur use, formulations, mode of application, and role in resistance management -air assisted sprayer settings,...

Budget meetings were held this week. It was nice to be in the Davis building and see more people than I saw last week! Also nice, and timely for our budget discussion, was the Governor's signing of the state budget. We discussed much about the increased support for our work.

By Lisa Howard UC Davis Health See Video on YouTube (includes segment with Bruce Hammock, UC Davis distinguished professor) Researchers at UC Davis are developing a new type of pain medication from an unusual source tarantula venom.

In this issue: Updates on COVID protocols Placer County 4-H & Hulbert scholarship recipients Placer County Robotics Fair Dates & Requirements Nevada County 4-H News Placer County 4-H News Scholarship Opportunity 4-H State Save the Dates...

So here we have two cabbage white butterflies, a male and a female, fluttering around the catmint (Nepata) and lavender (Lavendula) in our pollinator garden.