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Figure 1. The images above illustrate different levels of trunk gummosis observed in the field when comparing old paint (left) vs. no paint (right).
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Can trunk paint mitigate herbicide damage in young almond trees?

November 7, 2019
By Gale Perez
In order to prevent herbicide damage in young trees, especially from postemergence herbicide, standard pomological practice is to apply white latex paint to the bottom 2 to 3 feet of trunk of newly planted trees, before applying herbicides.
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Santa Cruz County: Article

4-H Newsletter - November 2019

November 6, 2019
Dear 4-H families, We have many new exciting events and fund raising opportunities coming up! We are looking to increase our 4-H membership, so invite a friend to check out 4-H. We have the Bay Coast Youth Summit Conference, Disney Educational Event, 5K Walk a Thon coming up.
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A honey bee heads for a Leptospermum scoparium keatleyi, a plant also known as "the New Zealand tea tree" or bush. Manuka honey is from Leptospermum scoparium. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

The Buzz Over Manuka Honey

November 6, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Oh, the squabble over what is--and what is not--manuka honey. The battle is far from sweet. Manuka honey is produced in New Zealand and Australia, but New Zealand claims the manuka honey trademark. Australia says that's not fair. They want to use it, too.
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A praying mantis depositing an egg mass, ootheca. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Bohart Museum Open House: How to Raise Insects

November 6, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Like to learn how to raise insects? Insects such as monarch butterflies, praying mantids and silkworm moths? The UC Davis Bohart Museum of Entomology will host an open house on Arthropod Husbandry: Raising Insects for Research and Fun from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov.
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photo by Michelle Davis
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Ginkgo, The Survivor

November 6, 2019
Many years ago, Esther Blanco, Mary Gabbard and I did a short presentation for our Master Gardener class on Ginkgo trees. Here is some of what I remember: Buy male trees. Female trees produce fruit, that while edible in a tiny amount, is toxic in minimally larger amounts, and it truly stinks.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Invasive? Naturalized? Adventive?

November 6, 2019
By Ben A Faber
Species that move into new areas are known as adventive, but the word has several shades of meaning. Some scientists include deliberately introduced species, but others include only those that arrived on their own or by accident.
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