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Those embers can smolder in an attic for hours and when you think you are safe, you find out that you are not! Be careful of drought-tolerant but highly flammable plantings. Mexican Feather Grass plantings and old palm fronds are prevalent in So Cal right now.

Lots going on this week. For many, the week includes the Global Climate Action Summit and/or some of its many affiliated events. For others, it's a series of meetings and travel.

Norman Knows Thrips By Norman Smith UCCE Master Gardener If you have citrus trees, you've probably seen damage from this bug, but not the bug itself.

DAVIS--A parasitic blister beetle thrives in digger bee nests through intricate exploitation and deception, adapting to different hosts in multiple geographic locations, according to groundbreaking research headed by evolutionary ecologist Leslie Saul-Gershenz of the University of California, Davis.

Praying mantids are well-known predators we often see lurking around gardens, landscapes, and sometimes near porch lights, waiting for a tasty meal to arrive. Praying mantid adults are 2 to 4 inches (5-10 cm) long and are usually yellowish, green, or brown.

The city of Los Angeles is preparing to remove parts of the LA River's concrete lining, but that may not be enough to bring back native fish, reported Zoie Matthew in Los Angeles Magazine. "It's hard to do piece-by-piece restoration projects for things adapted to river and stream systems.

UC CalFresh attended Hamilton and Jefferson Elementary READY After School Program. Our program focused on educating students about the importance of engaging in physical activity to maintain a healthy heart.

In this Issue Heat Stress Impact on Cows Forage Nutrient Yields Sorghum Characteristics New Soils Advisor Reducing Methane Emissions Survey on Antibiotic Use...

UC CalFresh Tulare County is thrilled to start the new school year! We have attended five Back to School Night events to showcase the amazing work that our program is doing in their schools. In light of the new school year, all of the cafeterias have been updated with eye-catching nutrition corners.

Herbicides are the main means of controlling weeds. Recently, there has been increasing concern over the potential impacts of climate change, specifically, increasing temperatures and elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations, on the sensitivity of weeds to herbicides.