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July Tips of the Month

July Tips of the Month
Garden Basics for this month During the month of July, you can control pests in the garden by planting flowers that will attract beneficial insects. This will increase your population of beneficial insects such as lady bird beetles, lacewings, and others, to decrease the “bad” insect population. This is a great way of decreasing the…
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Keep mosquitoes away by tending your garden!

Keep mosquitoes away by tending your garden!
You may have noticed an increase in mosquitoes after the recent rains. Mosquitoes are not only a pest but they carry dangerous diseases such as Zika and West Nile Virus. According to WestNile.ca.gov, there were 554 human cases of West Nile Virus in California last year, of which 44 were fatal. As West Nile Virus…
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July Tips of the Month

July Tips of the Month
Garden Basics for this month During the month of July, you can control pests in the garden by planting flowers that will attract beneficial insects. This will increase your population of beneficial insects such as lady bird beetles, lacewings, and others, to decrease the “bad” insect population. This is a great way of decreasing the…
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