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April 2014 CloverLines

April 2, 2014
In this issue... Presentation Day & Fashion Revue results, Council News, Upcoming New Leader Trainings, Science & Service Day, Super Field Day and much more.
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Female of the genus Andrena (Andrenidae) probably Andrena angustitarsata, as identified by Robbin Thorp. This is a native, solitary, ground nesting bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Mining for Bees!

April 1, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Just call it "Mining for Bees." It was not long after Robbin Thorp's talk on wild bees at the UC Davis Pollinator Gardening Workshop (hosted by the California Center for Urban Horticulture on March 15 at Giedt Hall), that lo and bee-hold: a mining bee appeared in our backyard.
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Colusa County: Article

Reminder: Walnut Field Meeting Tomorrow

April 1, 2014
Understanding & Managing Botryosphaeria and Phomopsis Canker and Blight in Walnut Field Meeting It is not suppose to rain tomorrow, so the meeting is on as scheduled!...
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Colusa County: Article

Youth Poultry Fun Day Registration

April 1, 2014
Colusa County Youth Poultry Fun Day April 12, 2014 9:00am-1:00pm Red Barn Feed Supply - 6722 Harrington Ave, Arbuckle CA Registration has been extended until Friday, April 4th - Mail to: Cody Murphy, P.O.
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A striped ladybug, Paranaemia vittigera, on a poppy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

What's That Bug?

March 31, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The California poppy draws lots of visitors: honey bees, bumble bees and assorted other insects. But a particular visitor we spotted March 15 on a poppy outside the UC Davis Arboretum Teaching Nursery on Garrod Drive, Davis, looked puzzling. A beetle.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Salsolanado

March 31, 2014
By Guy Kyser
Watch this prescribed burn for tumbleweed control in Colorado turn into a fiery twister dropping flaming weeds all over the place. WRIC is not responsible for cuss words or heavy metal soundtrack.
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Colusa County: Article

Small Animal Workshop Registration

March 31, 2014
Small Animal Workshop April 12, 2014 - 9am Red Barn Feed Supply - 6722 Harrington Ave, Arbuckle CA Registration has been extended until April 4th - Mail to: Cody Murphy, P.O.
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Honey bees making a "bee line" for their home. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Watching the Girls Go By

March 28, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Pull up a chair and engage in a little "girl-watching." That is, honey bees heading home to their colony. Many beekeepers, especially beginning beekeepers, like to watch their worker bees--they call them "my girls"--come home. They're loaded with pollen this time of year.
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avocado fruit

Water Quality and Southern California Agriculture

March 28, 2014
By Ben A Faber
Assessing water quality for Southern California agriculture typically revolves around the total salinity of the water, its total dissolved solids (TDS), and the toxic ions boron, sodium and chloride.
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