Cal-IPC's mission is to protect California's environment and economy from invasive plants. ( .) Cal-IPC maintains the ...

A new report reveals that California farmers participating in the state's Farm to School Incubator Grant Program are ...

It's Friday Fly Day, when folks post images of flies. Flies seem to the entomological equivalent of Rodney Dangerfield's "I-don't-get-no-respect" quote. The genus Copestylum includes more than 350 ...

If you don't have a fall or winter garden, prepare for spring planting. Repair damaged spots in cool-season lawns (such as tall fescue) by scratching with a rake, seeding and covering with mulch. Keep ...

It's beginning to look a lot like...Halloween. If you haven't noticed, stores are gearing up for Halloween with assorted ghosts, goblins and ghouls for you. We remember Halloween 2023 when a female ...

The Pacific Regional Office of the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts an acreage survey of California citrus growers as funding is available. The purpose of this survey is ...

Most organizations have mission statements, but how often do you see one put into action? The U.C. Master Gardeners' mission is “to extend research-based knowledge on home horticulture, pest ...

Elenor: I love the creative tips in this ...

Through a grant from the Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP), Cal Poly's Irrigation Training and Research Center (ITRC) has developed a series of informational videos covering chemicals, ...

So, here you are, a newly eclosed Western tiger swallowtail, Papilio rutulus, eager to sip some nectar from a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, in a Vacaville garden. It's a warm, windless day, ...

The spotted lanternfly is beautiful when its wings are open, showing off a striped yellow abdomen and ruby red and black polka dot wings. But the pest could become a menace in California. Native to ...

When a tiger meets a Tithonia, or a Tithonia meets a tiger, Nature bursts forth in all its glory. Such was the case when we spotted a Western tiger swallowtail, Papilio rutulus, foraging for nectar on ...