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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

DRAAWP Aquatic Weed Control Project showing progress in reducing aquatic weeds and their costs

March 19, 2018
By Guy Kyser
The USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded Delta Region Areawide Aquatic Weed Project (DRAAWP) is reporting progress in reducing aquatic weed coverage in the Delta through the development and use of new control technologies and models, while reducing control costs for stakeholders.
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A honey bee foraging on mustard on Sunday, March 18 in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Rolling in the Mustard

March 19, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A sure sign of spring: honey bees foraging on mustard. You'll see mustard growing as cover crops in the Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley vineyards, but you'll also see it gracing the hillsides, roadways and area gardens. It's a time when the yellow pollen dusts the bees from head to thorax to abdomen.
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Kern County: Article

Leadership Opportunities

March 19, 2018
2019 Youth Summit Planning Committees Leadership opportunity applications due March 31st See attached for information and application link...
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UC CalFresh Tulare / Kings Counties: Article

5K MyPlate Run

March 19, 2018
By Denise Cuendett
Hanford District Ready After School Program joined UCCE to promote physical activity and healthy eating! About 100 students from Roosevelt and Martin Luther King Elementary Schools participated in a 5K MyPlate Color Run.
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A Garden Runs Through It - UCCE Master Gardeners of Colusa County: Article

Aphids

March 19, 2018
By Gerry Hernandez
Almost every plant has one or more aphid species that occasionally feed on it. Although aphids can curl leaves and produce stick honeydew, they rarely kill plants. When aphid numbers are high, natural enemies frequently feed on them. When pesticides are necessary, use less toxic products.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Top 50 invasive species in the West - (Western Governors' Association report)

March 19, 2018
By Brad Hanson
Last Thursday (March 15, 2018), the Western Governors' Association released its first ever list of the top 50 invasive species (25 terrestrial, 25 aquatic) important in the western US. This list includes a number of plant, animal, insects, and pathogens.
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Under the Solano Sun: Article

A Fungus Among Us

March 19, 2018
A few years ago I received a garden angel that was made out of an old bowling pin. It was hand-painted and had a country feel to it. I set it out on the edge of my patio, nestled among the pots, and would bring it in over the winter.
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