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I'm Just a Little Ol' Honey Bee Foraging on Lavender

December 14, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
I'm just a little ol' honey bee foraging on lavender. I left my warm colony in Vacaville, Calif. to see if there's any nectar out there. My sisters are hungry. I'm not sure if we have enough honey to tide us over until spring.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

What does family mean?

December 14, 2017
By Guy Kyser
We were sampling plots in the Delta in July 2016, and found a small clump of this plant pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata).
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Assessing Fire Damaged Avocado Trees

December 14, 2017
By Ben A Faber
The destruction after a fire can be pretty gruesome and sad. Many times, though the fire moves through the orchard so fast that, even though the canopy has turned brown, there is a good chance the trees can come back. It all depends on how much damage has been done to the trunk.
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What Lessons Have We Learned From Previous Fires?

December 14, 2017
By Ben A Faber
Sonia Rios, Area Subtropical Horticulture Advisor, Riverside & San Diego Counties Henry Herrera, Forester, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Gary Bender, Subtropical Horticulture Advisor, San Diego County This is a reposting of a blog from 2015 that is still pertinent...
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A 'Firecracker of a Surprise' in Davis: Who Knew?

December 13, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When plant and insect enthusiast Ria de Grassi discovered caterpillars on her firecracker plant, Russelia equisetiformis, last July 10 in her yard in Davis, Calif., she asked noted butterfly authority Art Shapiro, UC Davis distinguished professor of evolution and ecology, to identify them.
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Emergency Avocado & Citrus Post-Wildfire Informational Meeting in Fallbrook

December 12, 2017
By Sonia I Rios
University of California Cooperative Extension & USDA Farm Service Agency Presents Emergency Avocado & Citrus Post-Wildfire Informational Meeting We understand this is a difficult time for all of our friends, family and neighbors affected by the devastating Lilac fire.
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After a Fire, Replant or Topwork?

December 12, 2017
By Ben A Faber
After the fires, the question has come up of whether an orchard should be replanted or topworked in the field, possibly to a new variety. This has been an issue in the past and was addressed in a little study nearly 20 years ago.
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