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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Microirrigation Clogging Troubleshooting Guide

July 12, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Microirrigation systems include microsprinklers for tree crops, drip emitters for trees, vines, and some row crops, and drip tape for row and field crops. Microirrigation systems apply water to the soil through emitters that are installed along drip lines and contain very small flow passages.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

A New Topics in Subtropics Newsletter!!!

July 10, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Hot off the internet, a new edition of Topics in Subtropics, articles from UC subtropical horticulture folks Jul 9, 2024 Fatemeh Khodadadi, Editor Topics in this issue: Effectiveness of Asian citrus psyllid management in huanglongbing treatment zones in residential Southern California Managed honeyb...
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UC Rice Blog: Article

Pendimethalin Use in California Rice: Clarifications and Updates

July 10, 2024
By Taiyu Guan, Consuelo B Baez Vega
At our last meeting, we had some questions about the approved uses of pendimethalin in California rice. There are several products labeled for use on rice with pendimethalin as the active ingredient. As of June 2024, pendimethalin registered products (on rice) include Prowl H2O, Prowl 3.
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Encouraged by the workshop instructor to hold newly emerged bees, Ettamarie Peterson shows a handful of bees at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Ettamarie Peterson: The Queen Bee Who'd Rather Be a Worker Bee

July 8, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Ettamarie Peterson, fondly known as "The Queen Bee of Sonoma County," will be displaying a bee observation hive at the Vacaville Museum Guild's Children's Party on Thursday, Aug. 8 but the life of a queen bee is not for her.
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Potato capsid, Closterotomus norvegicus, feeding on a chrysanthemum blossom. It also feeds on nettle, clover and cannabis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Fancy Meeting You Here, Mr. Potato Capsid

July 5, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
One potato, two potato, three potato, four... You never know what will pop up in a pollinator garden. Meet Mr. Potato Capsid, Closterotomus norvegicus, often found on nettle, potato, clover and cannabis.
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