Test PB Collection: FTE

Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris) is an attractive green plant with small yellow flowers commonly seen growing prostrate along the side of the road. A native to Southern Europe, it's also referred to as goathead. However, underneath its foliage lies danger: spiky seedpods with needle-point spikes.

When we last left Ms. Mantis, a female Stagmomantis limbata residing in our verbena patch, she was munching on a honey bee. A successful ambush stalker, she was. But not always. Her plan to take down a duskywing butterfly, genus Erynnis, didn't go so well.

Remembering UCR's Dr. Charlie Coggins (Remembrance courtesy of the California Citrus Quality Council) It is with deep sadness that we learned that Charles W. Coggins, Jr. passed away on Aug 18, 2019 at the age of 88.

UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center-Parlier Thursday, September 19, 2019 Field Tour, Presentations, and Discussions See attached newsletter for agenda and online RSVP...

Our dry climate on the east side works wonders to control fungal diseases. Most fungi prefer moist environments. While we still get an occasional fungal pathogen, we seem to have greater problems with insects and viruses.

KUCI Host and UC Master Gardener Dece Morgan will talk to fellow Master Gardener and host Teena Spindler about the most inexpensive way to start a bountiful vegetable garden. Some seeds don't take much to germinate but others may take a little coaxing.

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Yes, I'm hungry. A female praying mantis is perched upside down in our pollinator garden. She has maintained this position in the verbena over a four-day period, enduring temperatures that soar to 105 degrees.

2019 Annual Alfalfa and Forage Field Day Thursday, September 19, 2019 UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center 9240 S. Riverbend Ave.

2019 Annual Alfalfa and Forage Field Day Thursday, September 19, 2019 UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center 9240 S. Riverbend Ave.