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Turkish Citrus Conference - Get It On Your Calendar

October 21, 2019
By Ben A Faber
On behalf of the International Society of Citriculture (ISC) and the Organizing Committee of the 14th International Citrus Congress (ICC 2020), we are very pleased to invite participants from public and private research and institutions, and from the production and commercial sector to attend the IC...
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Plum Gall
HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Got a Plum Gall on your Fruit Tree?

October 21, 2019
Client's Request: I'm a trapper in the Ag Department. We have been looking for plum bud gall mites in the county. I recently came across this plum tree with a huge growth or gall, it's 8" long and 7" wide on the underside of a branch, the tree is around 15 years old.
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California Angle-wing Katydid - Adult<br><i>(Microcentrum californicum)<i>
HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Katydid Problem in Your Garden?

October 21, 2019
Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Gardener's request: I've just caught and identified what looks like a California Angle-wing Katydid.
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Vines, 2 watermelons, and a garden gnome on a lawn.
The Backyard Gardener: Article

Gardening Pranks

October 20, 2019
I woke up on my seventeenth birthday to find my parent's juvenile maple tree had magically converted to a banana plant overnight and had a resident monkeyand no, I was not dreaming.
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Central Sierra Livestock & Natural Resources: Article

October 2019 Newsletter

October 18, 2019
In this Issue: Costs vs. Benefits: The economics of using livestock guardian dogs.
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A male monarch nectars on a butterfly bush in Vacaville, Calif. on Oct. 12, 2019. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Art Shapiro: 'The Controversy Over the Western Monarch Butterfly'

October 18, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Back in February, butterfly guru Art Shapiro, UC Davis distinguished professor of evolution and ecology, told a monarch butterfly summit on the UC Davis campus--organized by the Environmental Defense Fund--that the monarchs are "on life support.
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Stanislaus County: Article

Evapotranspiration Report - 10/17/2019

October 18, 2019
Hello all, Please find the attached document to provide the previous weeks estimated water use report in terms of evapotranspiration for almonds, peaches, walnuts, established vineyard, alfalfa, and pasture in Stanislaus County.
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Colusa County: Article

Become a Master Gardener and Join Our Team!

October 18, 2019
We are recruiting the 2020 Colusa County Master Gardener class! If you are interested come to our "Meet the Master Gardeners" orientation and learn more about the Master Gardener program. Friday November 15 1 pm 100 Sunrise Blvd.
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soil moisture sensor photo and charts
Topics in Subtropics: Article

New Cheap Soil Moisture Sensor?

October 18, 2019
By Ben A Faber
A team of University of Connecticut researchers engineered a soil moisture sensor that is more cost effective than anything currently available and responds to the global need to regulate water consumption in agriculture. https://today.uconn.
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