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We applaud the groundbreaking news this week from the Bruce Hammock laboratory at the University of California, Davis.

The aphids know how to plan a family reunion. Grandma, grandpa, aunts, uncles, mom and pop, brothers and sisters, cousins and more cousins--they're all gathering to feed on the lush growth of the spring roses, the juicy shoots, the tender buds. And they multiply.

In February--the afternoon of Feb. 8 to be exact--Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen of the UC Davis Department of Entomology told us that California almond growers may not have enough honey bees to pollinate this years crop of 800,000 acres.

In this issue... Presentations & Sectional Field Day, Call for All-Star Applicants, Teen Opportunities, and much, much more.

I just returned from the Western Aquatic Plant Management Society (WAPMS) meeting in Coeur d Alene Idaho. My interest in aquatic weeds is mostly as they relate to interfering with irrigation and frost protection ponds in Californias North Coast grape growing region.

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Insects outnumber us on this earth. And they always will. By the millions.

OK! Let's Strategize. There are four steps for everybody to consider, it doesn't matter if you have a backyard lawn and landscape or if you have 700 acres of avocados. 1. Maintenance: Irrigation System and Cultural Practices 2. Improve Irrigation Scheduling 3. Deficit Irrigation 4.

Honey bees favor assorted plants, including lavenders, mints, salvias, asters, borage, wild roses, echiums, clover, fireweed, goldenrod and phacelia, but have you ever seen them on a Japanese maple?

Colusa FFA Livestock Skill-A-Thon, Family Fair at Colusa Western Days, Fair Information, 4-H Summer Camp, Scholarship/All Star/Merit Applications due...