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Many splotches on your windshield? You are not alone. Summertime brings various worm pests, including beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) and western yellowstriped armyworm (Spodoptera praefica), and alfalfa caterpillars (Colias eurytheme).

If you think there's a butterfly invasion in the three-county area of Yolo, Solano and Sacramento, wait until you hear what Art Shapiro, distinguished professor evolution and ecology at the University of California, Davis, says about that.

Working title: Fish and Wildlife Scientific Aid Job code: JC-194652 Position: 565-035-0835-905 Location: Yolo County, California Apply by: August 8, 2020 More information/to apply: Click HERE Job Description and Duties Under the supervision of the Environmental Program Manager for the Lands Program,...

I was listening to a presentation by UCCE Master Gardener-Yolo, Cid Barcellos, today. It was a very informative discussion on adaptive gardening.

Soil health has been described as the ability of soil to function and is characterized by biological, chemical, and physical soil properties that are sensitive to changes in management.

This is the third story in our #NationalWellnessMonth series. See the second story, UCCE promotes nature as a way to improve wellness. Youth up to 17 years of age who have been arrested or adjudicated for breaking the law are housed at juvenile detention facilities.

Ever seen the California state insect, the dogface butterfly (Zerene eurydice), or toured its celebrated habitat near Auburn on the Shutamul Bear River Preserve, owned by Placer Land Trust (PLT)?

Branched broomrape (Phelipanche ramosa), a weedy parasitic plant that can cause devastating damage to many economically important wide range of broadleaf crops including tomato, cabbage, potato, eggplant, carrot, pepper, beans, celery, peanut and sunflower has recently re-emerged in fields in Centra...

Mary Lu Arpaia: They are available on line to download free at https://usdawatercolors.nal.usda.gov/pom/about.xhtml. This takes you to the general page and then you can search for avocado.

The Beatles rocked the music world, drawing millions of fans. Other beetles--cucumber beetles--ravage agricultural crops, drawing millions of foes.