Test PB Collection: FTE

The season is changing soon; summer will approach, and we’ll be looking for a shady spot to cool off. In my yard, that’s under my camphor and fig trees. I have a table and chairs set up, a wonderful place for coffee in the morning. Under these trees, I plan on planting some hostas to brighten up the…

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 I have a good friend who has an online plant business who happens to be from the Philippines. We regularly exchange plants with one another. She recently gifted me a large Elephant Ear plant. Being unfamiliar with this plant, I started my research and learned that this plant was native to the…

Many tools are available to help gardeners, pest management professionals, and growers practice sustainable pest management without the use of pesticides. Sometimes, however, a pest infestation is too high or nonchemical methods haven’t worked, so the next solution might be to use a pesticide. Pesticides are…

Loss of natural habitat is a serious threat to wildlife. How game birds have managed to recover after the wildfires that have roared through and incinerated our neck of the woods is a mystery, but they are again thriving in Paradise and other areas previously devastated by wildfires. Quail, too, are again…

 UC Davis doctoral candidate Madison "Madi" Hendrick, scheduled to receive her doctorate in entomology in June, will present her exit seminar on "Integrated Pest Management in California Field Crops: Challenges in Alfalfa and Rice" on Friday, June 5.Her seminar is set for 10 a.m. in 366 Briggs Hall, UC…

This article describes how monitoring and scouting are used to manage armyworms in rice.