Test PB Collection: FTE

See the attached flyer for information on an upcoming in-person Shotgun Discipline Workshop to be held in Kernville in July.

Stinknet (Oncosiphon pilulifer) is a relatively new weed to North America and has been moving quickly and spreading in San Bernardino County. Gardeners may have noticed this unusual yellow-flowered plant growing in their yard this year, even though we are in a significant drought.

Hi Folks - Please see the attached "2020 Walnut Freeze: Reporting the Damage" article for information and reporting walnut freeze.

David Peris, Xavier Delcls, Bjarte Jordal https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12763 A beetle bores a tree trunk to build a gallery in the wood in order to protect its lay. As it digs the tunnel, it spreads ambrosia fungal spores that will feed the larvae.

Congratulations to Katherine Uhde! Katherine has been accepted into the Bloomberg American Health Initiative Fellowship Program at Johns Hopkins University. The Program is unique and a partnership between UC ANR and JHU.

It's Day 3 of National Pollinator Week. Fortunately, a tiger came to visit us--no, not the predatory jungle animal, Panthera tigris, but a newly emerged Western tiger swallowtail, Papilio rutulus.

This message is to follow-up on last week's ANR Update about Reopening Guidelines for UC ANR locations.

The Ginkgo tree, also known as the maidenhair tree is the only living seed plant in the division Ginkgophyta, all others are extinct. It has quite a history as it is a living leaf fossil dating back 270 million years ago and is native to China.

Tim Wallace, UC Cooperative Extension specialist emeritus, passed away May 14, 2021, at home in Berkeley. He was 92. Wallace was raised in Winnetka, Ill., and graduated with honors with a bachelor's degree in economics at Harvard University, master's degree at Oregon State University and Ph.D.

Common Purslane Biology Steve Fennimore, Extension Specialist UC Davis July appears to be the period of maximum emergence of common purslane (Portulaca oleracea) see figure 1 attached. Purslane is considered a summer weed with peak emergence occurring during warm weather.