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Alkali weed
Notes in the Margins: Agronomy and Weed Science Musings: Article

Alkaliweed distribution survey. Your help is needed!

March 8, 2019
NOTE: A graduate student at CSU Fresno is looking to describe the geographic distribution of alkaliweed in California. Please see the end of the article for a link to a QUICK survey describing where YOU have encountered this species.
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A crab spider dining on a stink bug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Why You Should Love Spiders--Or at Least Like Them!

March 7, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
We recently posted information about the Bohart Museum of Entomology's upcoming open house on "Eight-Legged Wonders," and several people responded that they absolutely HATE spiders, and that we should have prefaced it with a SPOILER ALERT: "SPIDER PHOTOS! BEWARE!" Spiders--especially jumping spiders...
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Ranching in the Sierra Foothills: Article

Dogs Worrying Livestock

March 7, 2019
By Daniel K Macon
Whenever I'm asked to talk about livestock and predators with a non-ranching group, I poll the audience about what predators give me the most problems in our sheep operation. Most say coyotes, some say mountain lions; inevitably, a few say black bears.
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Honey bees at work. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Sharing 'The Secret Life of Bees'

March 6, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"Where can kids learn beekeeping for free?" someone asked us last week. One of the ways is through the 4-H Youth Development Program. Who can join 4-H, which stands for head, heart, health and hands and which follows the motto, "making the best better?" It's open to all youths ages 5 to 19.
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Potato aphid adults and nymphs. Photo Jack Kelly Clark, UC IPM.
From Soil to Science: Article

ID that pest in your vineyard, orchard, garden

March 5, 2019
By Lucia G Varela
Want to know what bug is making holes in the leaves of you shrub or eating your fruit? Or what is the pesky weed you cannot get rid off? The University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources publications have four sets of Pest Identification cards for you.
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Butterflies roosting in the Berkeley Aquatic Park on Nov. 26, 2015. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Art Shapiro: California's Monarchs 'on Life Support'

March 4, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
California's monarch population is rapidly declining. They're on life support. What actions should we take? A group of invited guests--invited by the Environmental Defense Fund--met Feb.
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Intermountain REC News: Article

Tulelake Farm Advisor New Employee

March 4, 2019
By Myra Chavoya-Perez
Hello! My name is Myra Chavoya-Perez and am the new Cooperative Extension Coordinator at Intermountain Research and Extension Center Tulelake.
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