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These rocks at the Bohart Museum of Entomology depict favorite insects: honey bees and ladybugs (lady beetles.) The larger rock, inspired by Valentine's Day, is titled "Love Bugs." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Why These Rock Artists Are Rock Stars

January 22, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Rock artists, all. Those who painted rocks at the UC Davis Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on Saturday, Jan. 18 were not just rock artists. They were rock stars, painting creative, inspirational and seasonal illustrations.
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Figure. 1 Herbicide damage in 2nd leaf almonds. Glufosinate + Glyphosate (1.5 + 2.75lbs/ac). Fig. 1A shows trunk gummosis observed 5 weeks after treatment. Fig. 1B shows complete defoliation of the same tree 12 weeks after treatment.
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Young orchard weed management

January 22, 2020
By Gale Perez
Weeds in young orchards compete with trees for orchard resources such as sunlight, water and nutrients. This can lead to reductions in growth and future yields.
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More Hops in Your Future

January 22, 2020
By Ben A Faber
Craft breweries aren't just a fun place to meet up with friends. They may be fueling an unprecedented geographic expansion of hop production across the U.S., according to researchers at Penn State and The University of Toledo.
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Tien Ferreira, 4, of Fairfield, displays her blue butterfly cape, as Bohart associate Greg Karofelas holds a collection of blue morpho butterflies. In back is Jeff Smith, curator of the Lepidoptera section. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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'Eyes on the Butterflies' at the Bohart Museum of Entomology

January 21, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Tien Ferreira, 4, of Fairfield knew just what to do. She donned her special outfit, a blue butterfly cape, and headed over to the open house at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, Davis, to see the blue butterflies. The event, held Saturday afternoon, Jan.
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jim downer
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A Sabbatical

January 21, 2020
By Ben A Faber
Jim Downer is an Advisor who has worked extensively on tree - avocado especially - pathology. His title econpases Pathology of landscape ornamentals , Phytophthora Root Rot, Mulches, Potting soils, Palm horticulture, "climate ready" trees, arboriculture, Master Gardener Advisor.
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Doctoral student Ann Holmes holds up a bat specimen. Next to her is Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum and professor of entomology at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Bohart Museum Open House: A Science of a Day

January 20, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It was a "Science of a Day" at the UC Davis Bohart Museum of Entomology open house last Saturday afternoon, Jan. 18. For three hours, six UC Davis doctoral students discussed their research and fielded questions from the 270-plus guests, ranging from pre-kindergarten students to senior citizens.
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IGIS Drone Pilot and Data Analyst Jacob Flanagan speaks to the local media at the 2019 World Ag Expo
IGIS: Article

IGIS 2019 Year-in-Review Part I. Impacts on UC ANR's Strategic Goals

January 17, 2020
By Andy Lyons, Robert Johnson, Maggi Kelly, Sean D Hogan, Shane T Feirer
Welcome to the final IGIS year-in-review of the decade! 2019 was another productive and satisfying year, full of innovation, outreach, and collaboration. Our work this year has been guided by ANR Strategic Goals and contributed to the Public Value Statements.
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Eight microscopes will be available at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on Jan. 18. Visitors can view the research projects of doctoral students. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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How Do Monarchs Know When to Migrate? Bohart Museum Open House Jan. 18

January 17, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
How do monarch butterflies know when to migrate? Take the case of a male monarch reared, released and tagged by Steven Johnson in a Washington State University citizen-science project operated by WSU entomologist David James. Johnson tagged and released the monarch on Sunday, Aug.
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citrus cover crop
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Soil Health Symposium

January 17, 2020
By Ben A Faber
Ventura County Research Symposium Sustainability Through Soil Health Please join us for a morning of research updates and speakers highlighting industry trends including: Soil Health Assessment and Management: Lessons from the Arid and Semiarid Southwest Dr.
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