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Surendra Dara, UC Cooperative Extension advisor, explores innovative options to control pests using microbials as biological controls.
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ANR in the news March 1-11

March 13, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Western Innovator: Putting biologicals to work (Capital Press) Padma Nagappan, March 11 Early in life, Surendra Dara decided that no matter which field he chose, he needed to make an impact on it. Always interested in science, he chose agriculture and specialized in entomology.
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Geoffrey Attardo
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Spring Seminars Announced: April 3-June 5

March 13, 2019
Spring seminars hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology will range in topics from fruit flies to spider glue to an African odysssey. The seminars, coordinated by medical entomologist/assistant professor Geoffrey Attardo, will all take place at 4 p.m.
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Gray Pine Pinus sabiniana with gray green needles and huge cones, Wikipedia Commons
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The Gray Pine

March 8, 2019
Finding an Ecological Niche: A Three-Part Series on Selected Foothill Woodland and Chaparral Species, Part 2 of 3: The Gray Pine By Laura Lukes, UC Master Gardener of Butte County, March 8, 2019 [Note: Gray pine (Pinus sabiniana), buckeye (Aesculus californica), and blue oak (Quercus douglasii) are...
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2019 Mar Bodie
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Dogs Worrying Livestock

March 7, 2019
By Daniel K Macon
Whenever I'm asked to talk about livestock and predators with a non-ranching group, I poll the audience about what predators give me the most problems in our sheep operation. Most say coyotes, some say mountain lions; inevitably, a few say black bears.
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Manzanita in bloom
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Manzanita

March 5, 2019
Manzanita By Jutta Thoerner UCCE Master Gardener Arctostaphylos Size of tree: 1-15 feet high, spreading to bushy. Bloom and season: white to pink bell shape flowers in February-March, Red Berries in summer. Pruning needs: remove dead wood only. Exposure: full sun to partial shade.
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Ashraf El-Kereamy
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Names in the News

February 28, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
El-Kereamy named UCCE citrus specialist Ashraf El-Kereamy was appointed UC Cooperative Extension citrus horticultural specialist in the Department of Botany and Plant Sciences at UC Riverside on Feb. 1, 2019.
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Blue Oak leaves and acorn shells. Photo by Eugene Zelenko.
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The Blue Oak

February 22, 2019
Finding an Ecological Niche: Selected Foothill Woodland and Chaparral Species, Part 1 of 3: The Blue Oak By Laura Lukes, UC Master Gardener of Butte County, February 22, 2019 [Note: Blue oak (Quercus douglasii), gray pine (Pinus sabiniana), and buckeye (Aesculus californica) are three species that t...
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