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UC Rice Blog: Article

Managing rice straw when winter flood water is uncertain

October 8, 2021
By Bruce A Linquist
In most years, farmers manage their winter straw by flooding a field where the rice straw has either been chopped or chopped and incorporated. In these cases, the flood water helps to ensure good decomposition. This year however, is different.
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Kearney news updates: Article

New online course on diagnosing herbicide injury now available

October 8, 2021
By Ryan D Puckett
A brand-new online course on Diagnosing Herbicide Injury focusing on how an herbicide injury situation can arise, what information can help diagnose symptoms during field investigations, and what tools are available to you, is now available from the UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management program (U...
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Trees Can Hurt

October 8, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Pruning trees is dangerous. You think you know which way that branch is going to drop, and instead it falls right on your head. Good thing you are wearing a helmet, but a big limb is not going to be stopped by a helmet.
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A male long-horned bee, Melissodes agilis, chases a female of the species over a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, in a Vacaville pollinator garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

The Chase

October 5, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you've ever tried to photograph male long-horned bees, Melissodes agilis, you know how fast they can fly and how quick they can dart. They fly even faster when they're chasing the females of their species. It was the last day of June.
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Weeds in the Fields Questions

October 5, 2021
By Ben A Faber
In the 5 years I've been with UCCE, I have received a few recurring weed-related questions. I've certainly had some unique requests, like how to deal with fig trees invading a livestock water pipeline, or whether filaree might be harmful to guinea pigs (it isn't).
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Better Pest Control?

October 5, 2021
By Ben A Faber
View as a webpage For media inquiries contact: Janice Lpez-Muoz, (301) 793-7007 August 27, 2021 If you feel you are in a continuous search to have a fire ant free home lawn, you are not alone.
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