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inarched citrus
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Inarching for HLB Resistance

July 15, 2022
By Ben A Faber
A recent article in Citrograph recounts studies in introducing tolerance/resistance to huanglongbing by inarching. This is a method that could potentially improve the productivity of trees that are already in the ground.
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heat damage to avocado leaves
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Heat Mitigation Around the World - Avocado

July 13, 2022
By Ben A Faber
A chance to hear what can and is being done by growers to reduce the damage inflicted on avocado fruit and trees World wide Speakers: Lisa Fyffe & Simon Newett Australia, video Francisco Mena Chile, live Arnon Dag Israel, live Miguel Lalor Spain, live Bruce Lampinen UC Davis, video Derek Knobel...
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spotted wing drosophila blueberry
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Organic Solution for Fruit Flies

July 12, 2022
By Ben A Faber
A recent paper shows that a food-grade coating can successfully reduce the damage of cherry fruit fly on cherries. This has implications for control of olive fruit fly, spotted-wing drosophila (on blueberry and other bush berries), Mediterranean fruit fly and other tephritid flies.
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Nutrition Workshop
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Nutrient Management Workshop/Taller de Nutrición Vegetal

July 8, 2022
By Ben A Faber
This workshop in English will present information for nursery and greenhouse growers, managers, and personnel on plant nutrition and fertilizer management with a focus on crops in containers. With demonstrations and hands-on activities.
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An assassin bug, Zelus renardii,waits to ambush prey on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

No 'Assassination' Today!

July 7, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
No assassinations today! But an "assassination attempt." There it was, a leafhopper assassin bug, Zelus renardii, waiting for prey atop a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola in a Vacaville pollinator garden. Yes, it's native to North America.
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Hurrah for the red, white and blue! And the yellow. Honey bee mobiles were spinning in the wind at a Bodega Bay campsite. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Hurrah for the Red, White and Blue! And the Yellow...

July 4, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Today is the Fourth of July, and what better time to proclaim: "Hurray for the red, white and blue!" And the yellow. On a camping trip last week to Doran Regional Park, Bodega Bay, we admired our neighbors' display of American flagsbordered with a dozen honey bees. These bees, however, didn't buzz.
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Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen shows visitors a bee hive at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Reservations Underway for Celebration of Life for Eric Mussen

July 2, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Reservations are now underway for the celebration of life for Dr. Eric Carnes Mussen, an internationally known 38-year California Cooperative Extension apiculturist and an invaluable member of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology faculty. He died June 3 of liver cancer at age 78.
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