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New Invasive Insect: Mediterranean Oak Borer

December 17th, 2020
The Mediterranean oak borer (Xyleborus monographus), or MOB, is an invasive ambrosia beetle that was first collected from declining oak trees (Quercus spp.) near Calistoga (Napa County) in 2019 (Fig 1).
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New Invasive Insect: Mediterranean Oak Borer

December 17th, 2020
By Michael I Jones
The Mediterranean oak borer (Xyleborus monographus), or MOB, is an invasive ambrosia beetle that was first collected from declining oak trees (Quercus spp.) near Calistoga (Napa County) in 2019 (Fig 1).
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Tips to Keep Your Garden Soil Healthy

December 16th, 2020
By Dustin W Blakey
The first week of December is California Healthy Soils Week. To help "celebrate" the occasion I was asked to give a lecture on some tips to keep your garden soil healthy. If you're the type that likes to watch videos, then you can watch the recording.
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Preliminary planting plan, Eve Werner
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Planting Design Basics, Part 3 of 4

December 4th, 2020
Site map and analysis completed, per Part One? Check! Garden style selected, per Part Two? Check! Welcome to Part Three, where the focus is: What plant jobs need to be filled in my garden? Plants jobs can be functional, aesthetic, or both. Functional jobs affect the use of the garden.
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Cannabis Research Funding Applications Due 10/19/2020

September 28th, 2020
By Kathleen P Nolan
Dear Colleagues, The Bureau of Cannabis Control is accepting proposals from public universities in California for research projects related to the implementation and effect of Proposition 64, the voter initiative passed in November 2016, which legalized the non-medicinal adult-use of cannabis.
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