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Ants and the Pests They Support Workshop

August 11, 2023
By Ben A Faber
Are you interested in learning about the management of sap-sucking pests and ants in citrus orchards? Lindcove is organizing a full-day workshop to bring you recent research advances on sap-sucking insects and ant management. The workshop will focus on ants.
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UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman (right) and assistant professor and urban landscape entomologist Emily Meineke taught the class.
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A Mural Like No Other

August 9, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The Secret Life of Vineyards depicts what you may never see: the life that inhabits a vineyard. A UC Davis team created the insect-themed ceramic-mosaic mural that was recently installed at the Matthiasson Winery, 3175 Dry Creek Road, Napa.
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Citrus Webinar Series

August 9, 2023
By Ben A Faber
2023 Citrus Growers Educational Webinar Series The Citrus Research Board's (CRB) 2023 Citrus Growers Educational Webinar Series took place from June 6 to June 27, 2023. Each webinar highlighted valuable research and practical discussions for growers.
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EVENT :: Grapes and Olive Field Day

August 8, 2023
By Gale Perez
UC Cooperative Extension Lake & Mendocino Counties invite you to attend the Thursday, August 24, 2023 7:45 AM-1:00 PM Kelseyville, CA (see address for locations below) Please join us for the Lake-Mendocino Counties Grapes and Olive Field Day.
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Non-Chemical Control of Weeds

August 7, 2023
By Ben A Faber
This manual provides comprehensive descriptions of 21 commonly used non-chemical weed control techniques and of biological control agents for 18 weed species/species groups that will help you as a practitioner treat weeds more effectively.
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Goat Head Control

August 4, 2023
By Ben A Faber
As a kid it was pretty common to get flat tires on the bike from puncturevine seed heads. Those spikes would also pierce the soles of tennis shoes and hobble me until I got a pair of needle nose pliers to pull the spike out of the shoe. NOW HEAR! There are some solutions to this terrible menace.
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