{"id":29124,"date":"2025-07-21T07:44:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T14:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=29124"},"modified":"2025-07-21T07:44:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T14:44:49","slug":"cdfa-insect-pavilion-brings-biodiversity-and-bugs-to-the-2025-california-state-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/07\/21\/cdfa-insect-pavilion-brings-biodiversity-and-bugs-to-the-2025-california-state-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"CDFA Insect Pavilion brings biodiversity and bugs to the 2025 California State Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>From stick bugs to helpful pollinators, the Insect Pavilion at the <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcastatefair.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Csteve.lyle%40cdfa.ca.gov%7C8b9079233fe24bf3edd108ddc64103f8%7Cafdfd251a22248978cbaae68cabfffbc%7C0%7C0%7C638884704725958547%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=fqL6kx8yLhvPMvpaU%2FGXXnZRIIizjHBqEYhAeMoFlVY%3D&amp;reserved=0\">California State Fair<\/a> is crawling with discovery! 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