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ALMOND TREE at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility is just about ready to burst into bloom. This photo was taken Feb. 7. The commercial almond pollination season generally begins around Valentine's Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Off to the Almond Orchards

February 7, 2011
It's one of the most beautiful agricultural scenes you'll ever see--bee trucks heading to California almond orchards to pollinate one of the state's most important crops.
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California Weed Science Society annual meeting - January 19 in Monterey

December 20, 2010
By Brad Hanson
63rd Annual Conference California Weed Science Society Weed Control: Balancing Biology, Reality & Sustainability Conference dates: January 19, 20 & 21, 2011 Portola Plaza Hotel Two Portola Plaza Monterey, CA 93940 (888) 222-5851 Click here for Society Info Click here for Conference Agenda Click here...
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Salinas Valley Weed School - November 9, 2010

November 1, 2010
By Brad Hanson
On November 9, weed biology and management information will be presented at the Salinas Valley Weed School 2010 (contact: Richard Smith). For more information check the calendar section at the UC Cooperative ExtensionMonterey County website. http://cemonterey.ucdavis.
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SYRPHID LARVA, on a rose leaf, is feeding on aphids. Soon it will become a flower fly or hover fly, like the one below. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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To Sir (Syrphid), With Love

April 28, 2009
If you see a caterpillar near a cluster of aphids, don't squash it. It could very well be the larva of a syrphid or hover fly (family Syrphidae) and it's eating aphids.
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