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New Avocado Herbicide

May 31, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Rely 280 Herbicide Available for Use in California Avocado Groves The California Department of Pesticide Regulation has approved the herbicide Rely 280 (glufosinate-ammonium) for use in avocado groves in California.
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A katydid nymph, its long threadlike antennae upright, descends a stem in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Katydid Nymph Did

May 30, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The katydid nymph did. It did appear in May. The UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UC IPM) tells us that katydid nymphs appear in our gardens in April or May. This little nymph was right on time, barely, as it surfaced in our Vacaville garden on May 28.
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Thrips/TSWV status in Yolo & Colusa: Article

2024 8th Report (May 30th)

May 30, 2024
By Patricia A Lazicki
General situation Temperatures over the past few weeks have been in the 80s and 90s, ideal conditions for thrips development. The hot weather coming up is also expected to accelerate thrips development and activity.
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Salinas Valley Agriculture: Article

2024 Automated Technology Field day

May 30, 2024
By Paramveer Singh, Richard F Smith
University of California Cooperative Extension 2024 Automated Technology Field Day Thursday, June 27, 2024 9:00 a.m.
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Ocho estudiantes de sexto grado de la secundaria Evergreen presentaron los resultados y recomendaciones sobre actualización a la actividad física ante la junta escolar local. Fotografía cortesía de CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE Shasta Cluster
Comunidades Saludables: Article

Estudiantes de sexto grado realizan una investigación y abogan por mejores recursos para realizar actividad física en su escuela

May 30, 2024
By Diana Cervantes
Estudiantes del condado de Tehama fueron liderados por el programa CalFresh Healthy Living, un educador de UCCE y sus maestros Estudiantes de sexto grado de una secundaria en el condado de Tehama vieron que necesitaban ms espacios y equipo para hacer actividad fsica en su plantel y aceptaron el reto...
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Why California's Fruit Fly Invasion Is in a Crisis Mode

May 29, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A noted authority on California's tropical fruit fly invasion says the state is in "crisis mode." "It's really serious," says UC Davis distinguished professor James R. Carey, a noted authority on the invasion of tropical fruit flies.
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ANR Employee News: Article

ANR regional meetings kick off with SoCal academics

May 28, 2024
By Saoimanu Sope
In late April, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources hosted its first regional meeting for UC Cooperative Extension advisors and specialists based in Southern California.
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This image won "best feature photo" from the international Association for Communication Excellence (ACE). It appeared on the Bug Sauad blog. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC ANR Communicators 'Ace' Awards Competition

May 28, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Six communicators with the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) won major awards from the international Association for Communication Excellence (ACE), a professional organization that supports and showcases science communication in agriculture, natural resources, and life and human science...
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