Santa Claus and the monarch butterfly share a commonality. Both are icons, easily recognizable. One may become extinct. The U ...

Next time you drive through your neighborhood, count the number of citrus trees you see. You will start noticing them everywhere, because citrus are the most popular backyard trees to grow in ...

As the end of 2024 approaches, I'd like to reflect on the UC IPM Urban and Community program's accomplishments and share what's to come from us in 2025. We sincerely thank all of you for engaging with ...

These are practices and or products that many people working in our industry may hold to be useful but have no scientific basis for their method of action. They are formed from misinformation passed ...

Amaryllis is a popular Christmas gift and decoration. I have received many over the years, and they are long lasting and beautiful. However, they are not true amaryllis. The most familiar true ...

Hairy vetch is going strong this winter in a small planting bed at the UC Master Gardener's “Garden of the Sun,” a demonstration garden in central Fresno. Hairy vetch, common vetch, sweet clover and ...

Helaine Berris joined UC Agriculture and Natural Resources on Nov. 4 as the UC Cooperative Extension water and soil advisor for Sonoma, Marin, Napa and Mendocino counties. Berris will conduct research ...

Suds for a bug? A bug for some suds? The annual “Beer for a Butterfly” contest, launched in 1972 by butterfly guru Art Shapiro, now a UC Davis distinguished professor emeritus, gets underway Jan. 1.

We're delighted that microbial ecologist Danielle Rutkowski, a UC Davis doctoral alumna and now a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow at Iowa State University, has just received a Royal ...

Winter is a great time to take stock of the garden. Are there aging plants that need replacing? Do you have an open area for a large, attractive shrub? Are you thinking about planting a hedge to ...

Fresno County is consistently one of the top producing agricultural counties in California and the United States. In 2023, 62,900 farm operations on 23.8m acres produced a total gross production value ...

We were excited to have an outreach booth before this year's annual Sikh Festival – one of the largest Sikh gatherings outside of India drawing over 100,000 people to the area. Since the 1970's, when ...