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Zika mosquito, Aedes egypti. (Centers for Disease Control)
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Mosquitoes: what's the buzz?

June 5, 2020
By Anne E Schellman
From UC IPM Pests in the Urban Landscape blog. As summer quickly approaches and we find ourselves getting outside a bit more, remember to take care to protect yourself from mosquitoes.
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Culex mosquito larvae. (Credit: Jack Kelly Clark)
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Mosquitoes: what’s the buzz?

June 4, 2020
As summer quickly approaches and we find ourselves getting outside a bit more, remember to take care to protect yourself from mosquitoes.
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Late May (post 3)

May 26, 2020
General situation: Despite things warming up recently, our reference weather station for Yolo/Colusa/Solano is still behind the last couple of years and the 30-year average for heat accumulation, so far this season.
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The Western Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio rutulus, foraging in the Ruth Storer Garden in the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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A Tiger in Your Garden

May 18, 2020
The "Tiger King" has nothing on the Western Tiger Swallowtail. The colorful yellow and black butterfly, Papilio rutulus, reigns supreme. We saw this one last week at the Ruth Storer Garden in the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden.
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We are here for you!

April 30, 2020
By Kristian M Salgado-Jacobo
During these unprecedented times of having to practice social distancing, the University of California Cooperative Extension's (UCCE) Climate Smart Agriculture -Community Education Specialists (CES) are still here to help you! We have continued to diligently provide technical assistance to farmers a...
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Gardeners with Heart: First Year Master Gardeners are Second to None

April 24, 2020
UC Master Gardener Volunteers are excellent teachers and community educators whether they've been with our program for one year or twenty! The two extraordinary volunteers featured in this article are early in their UC Master Gardener Volunteer involvement but have already made themselves indispensa...
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