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Biology professor Marc Johnson (right) of the University of Toronto, Mississauga, served as the principal investigator (PI) of the white clover project. With him are assistant professor Rob Ness (far left), co-PI and second author; and doctoral student James Santangelo, first author.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Global Research Project Shows Strong Evolutionary Adaptation of White Clover

March 17, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A newly published global study of white clover shows its strong evolutionary adaptation in urban environments despite human encroachment, tough conditions and climate change, according to a Global Urban Evolution (GLUE) Project team led by evolutionary ecologist Marc Johnson, a professor of biology...
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Thrips/TSWV Kings: Article

2022 First report (March 17)

March 17, 2022
By Neil McRoberts
General Outlook Well, here we are, the 2022 season is open for business. The first half of the winter was wet and cold, but since the turn of the year, we have seen next to no precipitation in the region. Temperatures have been more or less normal for the time of year.
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Thrips/TSWV Fresno: Article

2022 First report (March 17)

March 17, 2022
By Neil McRoberts
General Outlook Well, here we are, the 2022 season is open for business. Transplanting is under way (or soon will be). The first half of the winter was wet and cold, but since the turn of the year, we have seen next to no precipitation in the region.
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Thrips/TSWV Merced: Article

2022 First report (March 17)

March 17, 2022
By Neil McRoberts
General Outlook The 2022 thrips season is upon us. The first half of the winter was wet and cold, but since the turn of the year, we have seen next to no precipitation in the region.
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Thrips/TSWV Stanislaus county: Article

2022 First report (March 17)

March 17, 2022
By Neil McRoberts
General Outlook Well, here we are, the 2022 season is open for business. The first half of the winter was wet and cold, but since the turn of the year, we have seen next to no precipitation in the region. Temperatures have been more or less normal for the time of year.
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Thrips/TSWV Eastern San Joaquin Co.: Article

2022 First report (March 17)

March 17, 2022
By Neil McRoberts
General Outlook It's 2022 thrips season. The first half of the winter was wet and cold, but since the turn of the year, we have seen next to no precipitation in the region.
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Thrips/TSWV Western San Joaquin Co.: Article

2022 First report (March 17)

March 17, 2022
By Neil McRoberts
General Outlook 2022 thrips season is open for business. The first half of the winter was wet and cold, but since the turn of the year, we have seen next to no precipitation in the region. Temperatures have been more or less normal for the time of year.
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Thrips/TSWV status in Yolo & Colusa: Article

2022 First report (March 17)

March 17, 2022
By Neil McRoberts
General Outlook Well, here we are, the 2022 season is open for business. The first half of the winter was wet and cold, but since the turn of the year, we have seen next to no precipitation in the region. Temperatures have been more or less normal for the time of year.
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avocado frosted flower
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Just a Little Bit of Frost Damage

March 16, 2022
By Ben A Faber
Calls have come in - "What is the browning on the avocado leaves? Thrips damage? Salt damage? Dothiorella?" Nope, Frost Damage. From the end of February to the first week of March, Santa Paula had one night of 30 deg F, and 3 nights of 33 and a few nights around 35..
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