Test PB Collection: FTE

Oh, what serious webs they weave. Perfect concentric circles. Perfect for snagging prey. Perfect for capturing a few photographic images. Orb weavers take on the classic shape popularized by Charlotte the spider in E.B. White's children's book, Charlotte's Web.

So here you are, a Gulf Fritillary caterpillar, chowing down on the leaves of a passionflower vine.

SF archipelago, c. 2072 Some fun before the semester starts! Like something out of a great scifi novel: from Burrito Justice (and via Mark O.

This just in from the UC Rice blog (http://ucanr.org/blogs/riceblog/). The author is Luis Espino, UC Cooperative Extension Rice Farm Advisor in Colusa-Glenn-Yolo Counties. Japanese Millet August 26, 2013 Japanese millet is not a weed of rice in our area.

The world's "100 Most Endangered Species" are back in the news again, and well they should be.

Countywide projects offered, Craft Expo announced, 4-H Council Meeting...

With apologies to Deborah Rabinowitz. (Seven Forms of Rarity, 1981) There are many different ways of being a pest. Some of the easiest ways are to use large bulldozers next to an office building, or have a computer virus send spam to every person on earth with an email address.

Japanese millet is not a weed of rice in our area. However, a PCA recently noticed it in an organic rice field. Japanese millet is in the same genus as our common watergrasses, and looks similar, but is much more robust. It seems to grow well under flooded and dry conditions.

American fire as of 8-25-13.Fire Status from Incident Report: The south, west and north perimeters of the fire remain in patrol status. This is due to completion of fire lines and minimal to no hot spots being detected inside the fire line in these areas.

If you want to learn about bees--and learn it from the experts--The Bee Course is the place to be. It's an annual workshop held at the Southwestern Research Station (SWRS) in Portal, Ariz.