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[This post has been modified from the article originally published in the Fall 2018 issue of the Retail Nursery and Garden Center IPM News.] As a home gardener, you may find big white bugs clinging to the twigs and leaves of your citrus trees and need help with identifying and managing these pests.

[This post has been modified from the article originally published in the Fall 2018 issue of the Retail Nursery and Garden Center IPM News.] The Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri, is a tiny, mottled brown insect about the size of an aphid (Figure 1).

[This post has been modified from the article originally published in the Fall 2018 issue of the Retail Nursery and Garden Center IPM News.] Most citrus tree problems in home gardens can be solved by pruning the trees to allow better air flow and by controlling ants.

Someone asked me why I write a blog. The fact that I do surprises me, too, mainly because it is similar to homework. But here's why I do it: I am fortunate enough to work with amazing people, all across UC ANR. The people I have met and the work they have shared with me inspires me.

When you're 5 years old, the world is full of wonders. Especially when your mother takes you to the Bohart Museum of Entomology to see the butterfly specimens.

The annual performance appraisal is an opportunity for staff and supervisors to recognize accomplishments, identify opportunities to build skills, and align individual efforts to high-level unit and division goals.

February 22, 2019 Local organic farmers, Steve and Ben Beck of Kings River Produce of Hanford, CA took part in CASI's Friday soil tour open house viewing program at the longstanding NRI Project field in Five Points on February 22nd.

[Originally published as "Managing Weeds in Landscapes" published in the Fall 2018 issue of the Retail Nursery and Garden Center IPM News.] Nurseries and garden centers often sell a wide range of plants for use in gardens and landscapes.

Sutter-Yuba-Colusa Walnut Day Thursday, February 28, 2019 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm Veterans Memorial Hall, 1425 Veteran's Memorial Circle, Yuba City 12:00 pm Registration 1:00 pm Welcome & Moderator 1:05 pm 2019 Pesticide regulation updates 2:30 pm - Break 2:50 pm - Working for the Future 3:35 pm - Irrigat...

Parameters for air- porosity and water- holding capacity have been established for container soils. These parameters were developed based on the needs of the plant. But the occurrence of root diseases can be affected by the amount of air and water in the soil too.