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“These tiny wasps are harmless to people and pets, but they have a big appetite for the eggs of light brown apple moths,” said California Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross. “These kinds of pest control measures are the result of CDFA’s continuing commitment to the principles of integrated pest management (IPM). It’s a thoughtful approach that selects management options to achieve results while minimizing detrimental impacts.”
The pale yellow wasps, known to scientists as Trichogramma platneri and Trichogramma pretiosum, are native to California.
CDFA plans to augment the wasp populations in areas where LBAM infestations have recently been detected. Crews will place small cards with the wasp pupae on outdoor plants in the infested neighborhoods.
When the adults Trichogramma emerge, they will seek out LBAM egg masses in the area and lay their own eggs inside the LBAM eggs, eventually killing the developing LBAM when the wasp larvae emerge.
The initial sites chosen for this project are small LBAM-infested areas in San Luis Obispo and Sacramento counties. Placement of the wasp pupae is scheduled to begin in July.
Public meetings were held locally to inform residents of the plans, and residents will be contacted individually by crews as the wasp cards are placed.
“CDFA has a long history of employing biological controls such as these tiny wasps,” said Secretary Ross. “We’ve been using them for many years to help protect California’s grapevines from the glassy-winged sharpshooter, for example.”
The LBAM is native to Australia and is known to damage crops as well as trees and plants found in urban landscapes, parks and the natural environment. California is the only known infested area in the continental U.S.
Further information about the LBAM and CDFA’s integrated pest management efforts to control it is available at www.cdfa.ca.gov/lbam.
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In addition to posting the special notice, letters will be sent to potential out-of-state registrants along with a questionnaire that will help them determine whether they need to register with the BOE to collect and pay California use tax on their in-state sales.
Gov. Jerry Brown signed budget trailer bill ABx1 28 into law on June 28, 2011. The law requires large out-of-state retailers, who previously did not have to collect and pay use tax on sales to California customers, to register with the BOE and collect use tax. The new provisions of the law added by ABx1 28 were effective immediately upon signing.
The Special Notice can be found at www.boe.ca.gov/news/pdf/l284.pdf.
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The 1-percent decrease applies, generally, to all taxable transactions in California.
In areas where voters have approved additional sales taxes, the total tax rate applied to purchases will be the statewide base tax rate of 7.25 percent, plus any applicable local sales tax. For example the new rate for the cities of Lakeport and Clearlake is 7.75 percent.
Retailers should check the BOE Web site, www.boe.ca.gov, for updates.
To check if your city has additional sales taxes, you can visit the following Web site for a listing by city or county: www.boe.ca.gov/cgi-bin/rates.cgi.
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Ty’s Blues & Food, located at 6445 Soda Bay Road in Kelseyville, is owned by none other than bassist/guitarist Robert Watson, who was the music director at the Konocti Blues Cafe when it was a showcase for blues/gospel diva Bettie Mae Fikes.
The entertainment starts Friday night with Bettie Mae Fikes & The BMF Band.
Watson, who held the music director post in the Soul Generals, James Brown's touring band before he passed, always presented a rotating cast of world class blues, jazz fusion and funk players at the KBC.
Indeed, Watson promises to deliver from an even richer roster of players including Fikes, Rodney Franklin, Elvin Bishop, Billy Johnson, Robert Reason, Lynn Bryant, Zakiya Hooker, Sugar Pie DeSanto, Chris Duarte, Alvon Johnson, Rusty Allen, Robert Gaviola, Ron Carson, Levi Lloyd and Twice As Good.
Executive Chef Seanny B, imported from the Bay Area, is on tap to serve a sumptuous array of entrees from the newly remodeled kitchen. Soul Food Chef Papa Soul will also be on hand to augment the menu with his soul food expertise.
Vegetarian and vegan master Fred Parker will present deliciously healthful entrees as well.
Dessert Specialist Carlotta Brandon’s sweet tooth wares will top it all off.
A full bar will be chaperoned by mixolist LaVonne Hipkiss, who will be working a full bar to satisfy thirst requirements.
Ty’s Blues & Foods will be open seven days a week from 6 a.m. until 2 a.m. for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Dining reservations can be made by calling 707-278-7286.