All UC ANR blogs
Cultivating and Recruiting Volunteers
4-H volunteers can sometimes feel discouraged as they struggle to find help in their clubs or...
Microirrigation Clogging Troubleshooting Guide
Microirrigation systems include microsprinklers for tree crops, drip emitters for trees, vines, and...
A Native Plant Garden is Planned for the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
The Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge in Willows is headquarters to the Sacramento National...
Lawn-pocalypse! Surviving Drought
Ah, summer! The season of sunburns, pool parties, and… lawn droughts. If your once lush,...
Seven academics receive 2024 Distinguished Service Awards
We are pleased to announce and congratulate the recipients of the 2024 Distinguished Service...
What's the Buzz About Mosquito Eaters?
What is buzzing around my ears??? Oh drat, it is an adult female mosquito, that tiny annoying...
The Secret Life of a Blister Beetle
Blister beetles (family Meloidae) are so named because they emit a poisonous...
2024 Delta Rice Armyworm Monitoring
UCCE is monitoring armyworms in rice again in 2024. Our monitoring involves scouting...
Watermelon Plant- Peperomia argyreia
The leaves of this unique-looking house plant really do look like the rind of a ripe watermelon....
A New Topics in Subtropics Newsletter!!!
Hot off the internet, a new edition of Topics in Subtropics, articles from UC subtropical...
Pendimethalin Use in California Rice: Clarifications and Updates
At our last meeting, we had some questions about the approved uses of pendimethalin in California...
Our Buddies in the Garden
When you venture into your pollinator garden, look for the beauty, color, diversity and the...
The unintended consequences of clean fuel policies
How policies affect emissions, land use, and the prices of fuel and vegetable oils
Over the last...
Meet 'The Moth Man' at Bohart Museum's Moth Night
Meet "The Moth Man."
If you attend the Bohart Museum of Entomology's annual Moth Night...
Ettamarie Peterson: The Queen Bee Who'd Rather Be a Worker Bee
Ettamarie Peterson, fondly known as "The Queen Bee of Sonoma County," will be displaying...
San Benito County Wildfire Protection Plan Event on July 17, 2024
Please join UCCE Fire Advisor Barb Satink Wolfson and a host of other partners to provide your...
And Breathe-Seasonal Changes in the Garden
June 21st is considered the longest day of the year, or the “summer solstice.” On this...
Ants and Mealybugs?
Managing citrus mealybug – does ant control help?
Sandipa Gautam, Sanjeev Dhungana, and...
Plant Propagation
I love propagating plants and I have used several methods with success. As I walk around my garden,...
Fancy Meeting You Here, Mr. Potato Capsid
One potato, two potato, three potato, four...
You never know what will pop up in a pollinator...