Agriculture

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An anise swallowtail, Papilio zelicaon, sets the scene in the Kate Frey Pollinator Garden at Sonoma Cornerstone. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Buy a Plant and the Pollinators Are Free!

October 9, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When you head over to a nursery, and see bees and butterflies and other pollinators foraging on the plants, that's a good sign. Buy the plants. Promise: The pollinators will come.
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Citrus thrips feeding causes gray scars in a ring-pattern around the stem end of fruit. Citrus thrips will be the topic of the first live UC webinar Oct. 17.
ANR News Releases: Article

UC agriculture experts offer a webinar series with continuing education credit

October 5, 2018
By Jeannette Warnert
Continuing education credits required by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation will now be available from UC Cooperative Extension by participating in live webinars. Everybody is busy, said Beth Grafton-Cardwell, UCCE citrus entomology specialist. It's hard for people to get to meetings.
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Honey bees circle a fork-tailed bush katydid feeding on a yellow rose. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

This Katydid Did

October 2, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The katydid, as green as the leaves around it, is feeding on a yellow rose. It is paying no attention to the circling honey bees. The bees want nectar, not an encounter with a critter far bigger than they are. The katydid slowly moves from one devastated blossom to a bud.
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Dead psyllid in feeding position on Specialized Pheromone and Lure Application Technology (SPLAT®) card. Photo credit: Justin George and Stephen Lapointe.
Science for Citrus Health: Article

How does a better trap improve Huanglongbing management?

October 1, 2018
By Barbara Alonso
Attractants for insect pests of agricultural crops play an increasingly important role in management programs. Chemical, visual, and auditory cues that attract insects are identified during laboratory investigations and then verified for their attractiveness in the field. Dr.
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Notes in the Margins: Agronomy and Weed Science Musings: Article

Upcoming Extension Meetings: October 2018

October 1, 2018
Complying with SB88 - Water Measurement and Reporting Shortcourse Senate Bill 88 requires that all water right holders who divert more than 10 acre-feet a year measure and report the water they divert.
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