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Congrats to the University of California Linnaean Games Team! They know their insects! The UC team, which swept the national championship last year, just won the regional competition Monday night at the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America (PBESA) meeting in San Diego.

IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM THE KERN COUNTY FAIR SEE ATTACHED FOR DETAILS OF CANCELLED POULTRY SHOW...

I drove down to Ridgecrest last week hoping to check out the wildflowers.

A common springtime nuisance, whitefly populations have escalated this year in California Central Coast areas, reported Megan Healy on KSBY Channel 6 in San Luis Obispo. People are mistaking them for clouds of pollen or ash; some leaves look like they're coated with a thin layer of new-fallen snow.

You've heard of hydroponics and aquaponics, but have you heard of aeroponics? Unlike hydroponic systems where the plant roots are held in a soil-free medium such as sand or gravel in nutrient-rich water, in aeroponics the plant roots are left to dangle in the air in an enclosed environment.

This is an intriguing article that popped up about how to improve blueberry production in alkaline soils. High pH soils are a major issues for many of our tree crops along the coast.

Book of the Month - 100 Flowers and How They Got Their Names Ornamental Plant of the Month - Spotted Bee Balm Edible Plant of the Month - Spring Irrigation Tune-up Recipe of the Month - Lemon Cream Pasta with Asparagus ____________________________________________________ Upcoming events for April.

Don't miss Robert Norris' photo exhibit... "Unseen Flowers" April 1-May 31, 2019 Buehler Alumni Center, UC Davis You are invited to the reception on Thursday, April 4, 2019 from 4:30-7:30 PM. UNSEEN FLOWERS focus-stacked & macrophotography of weeds (mostly) Photographer: Robert F.

Dear Colleagues, UC ANR academics and staff are invited to serve as peer reviewers for the NIFA Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Program.

Recently, someone called our office needing help identifying a plant he said was taking over his landscape and crowding out his other plants. The caller noted that the original patch of this plant had doubled in size since last year. He described it as having clover-like leaves and yellow flowers.