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Italian white snails on fence
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Slow but destructive - the Italian White Snail

June 11, 2018
By Cheryl A Wilen, Tamara J Majcherek
Authors: Tunyalee Martin and Cheryl Wilen Italian White Snail Slowly Becoming an Invasive Pest (Again) Sometimes an invasive pest takes a while to become invasive.
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Erigeron karvinskianus aka Santa Barbara Daisy, or Latin American Fleabane, in the backdrop - a sweet addition to the landscape but very tenacious.
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Friend or Foe? Fighting the good fight..

June 1, 2018
By Tamara J Majcherek
Don't let the next invasive specie cause damage in your landscape. Next week (June 2-10) is California Invasive Species Action Week. Whether it be plant or insect - learn how you can help fight the next invasion at UC IPM Pests in the Urban Landscape.
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Learning about using the right trap for the right pest.
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Students Learn About Ag Research and Career Opportunities

May 23, 2018
By Tamara J Majcherek
Hosted by UC ANR South Coast REC, Cooperative Extension, and the Orange County Farm Bureau, programs that provide agricultural education to an increasingly urban population, local high schools participated in workshops at the South Coast REC that were designed to acquaint the students with ag resear...
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Learning about using the right trap for the right pest.
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Students Learn About Ag Research and Career Opportunities

May 23, 2018
By Tamara J Majcherek
Hosted by UC ANR South Coast REC, Cooperative Extension, and the Orange County Farm Bureau, programs that provide agricultural education to an increasingly urban population, local high schools participated in workshops at the South Coast REC that were designed to acquaint the students with ag resear...
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Getting started - what do you want?
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Homeowners learn landscape design basics...

May 22, 2018
By Tamara J Majcherek
UC ANR South Coast Research and Extension Center, University of California Cooperative Extension, Orange County and Irvine Ranch Water District hosted a three-part landscape design basics workshop for homeowners seeking to make landscape improvements and take advantage of rebates from their local wa...
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Harvesting Worms
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Turning trash into soil...

May 21, 2018
By Tamara J Majcherek
Eager to learn how one might create black gold', workshop participants gave their full attention to presenter Carol Chirpich, UCCE Orange County Master Gardener, during the "Practical Composting for Small Spaces" workshop on May 19th, as she provided them with the knowledge to create the perfect com...
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ASICS gleans citrus at South Coast REC.
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Learning about citrus and giving back to the community...

May 2, 2018
By Tamara J Majcherek
In collaboration with OC Food Bank, (25) ASICS employess came to UC ANR South Coast REC, as part of their team building exercises during Earth Week. Tammy Majcherek, Explained how rare and important it is to receive and be able to provide those in need with fresh fruits and vegetables.
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Insectary Plants
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Earth Day is April 22nd - Plant something to help the environment.

April 20, 2018
By Tamara J Majcherek
If you are planning to do your part for the environment this Sunday by planting in your garden, be sure to check out the article below about UC IPM's new insectary plants webpage by Stephanie Parreira - you will be glad you did! Home is where the habitat is: This Earth Day, consider installing insec...
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