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News from UC ANR South Coast REC and Beyond: Article

Mysterious seeds in the mail? Please Read...

July 30, 2020
By Tamara J Majcherek
Have you had unexpected seeds show up in the mail? Unknown seeds could be invasive plants, contain invasive insects, or have plant disease causing agents. Here's what the United States Department of Agriculture Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) has to say about it.
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Southern IPM Activities: Article

Report Unsolicited Seeds to APHIS

July 29, 2020
By Cheryl A Reynolds
Author: UC Integrated Pest Management Program Have you had unexpected seeds show up in the mail? Unknown seeds could be invasive plants, contain invasive insects, or have plant disease causing agents.
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Enhancing our leadership and collaboration

July 29, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Coming together, keeping together and working together during unprecedented times. Although we live in challenging times, few organizations are managing those challenges as well as UC ANR.
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"Aah, nectar!" A Mexican cactus fly, Copestylum mexicanum, on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifolia, in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Behold: A Mexican Cactus Fly on a Mexican Sunflower

July 29, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's not often you see a Mexican cactus fly, Copestylum mexicanum, nectaring on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifolia. At first glance, you may think the insect is a carpenter bee or bumble bee. Then you see it hovering. Then you see its head. Then you see its stubby antennae.
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Safeeq Khan at French Meadows Forest.
ANR Employee News: Article

Names in the News

July 29, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
ACWA honors PCWA and French Meadows Forest Restoration Project team The Association of California Water Agencies has selected the Placer County Water Agency (PCWA) French Meadows Forest Restoration Project for the 2020 Clair A. Hill Agency Award for Excellence.
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UCCE in the County of San Luis Obispo: Article

Grape Notes Blog

July 29, 2020
Hello- Please see the attachment for information about "GRAPE NOTES BLOG" written by our advisor, MARK BATTANY.
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Products containing carbaryl, like some Sevin products, won't be sold in retail nursuries and garden centers.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Carbaryl Becomes Restricted Material

July 29, 2020
By Karey Windbiel-Rojas, Belinda Messenger-Sikes
Starting August 1, 2020, all pesticides containing the active ingredient carbaryl will be designated as restricted materials in California, except for baits labeled only for agricultural use.
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Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Geoffrey Attardo: Focus on Tsetse Flies

July 29, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
(Editor's Note: Geoffrey Attardo, assistant professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, published this piece July 29, 2020 on The Conversation website. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
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