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Topics in Subtropics: Article

These things pop up in the avocado orchard

October 23, 2019
By Ben A Faber
Boom, just when you think everything is going fine, you run across a reminder that there are little things going on in the orchard that are out of our control.
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Monochoria vaginalis
UC Rice Blog: Article

Rice Weed Survey Starting This Week

October 22, 2019
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest
Similar to the disease survey we did last month, UC Cooperative Extension will be surveying rice weeds this fall.
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Pollination ecologist Neal Williams, shown here working with blue orchard bees on Phacelia, is a newly inducted Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Neal Williams New Fellow of California Academy of Sciences

October 17, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Pollination ecologist Neal Williams, professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, is now a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, a group of more than 450 distinguished scientists who have made notable contributions to science.
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A newly eclosed Gulf Fritillary dries its wings while a caterpillar crawls around looking for food. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Gulf Fritillary: A Glorious Butterfly

October 16, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's commonly called a "passion butterfly," but we call it a Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillaea) or Gulf Frit. Or "spectacular.
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Photo by Jet Kim on Unsplash
Climate Smart Agriculture: Article

Agroforestry and Climate Smart Agriculture

October 16, 2019
By Kristian M Salgado-Jacobo
There has been much buzz and renewed interest recently in planting trees as a tool to combat both the causes and impacts of climate change.
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Bohart Museum senior museum scientist Steve Heydon with his Pteromalids or jewel wasps. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Bohart Museum Open House on Oct 19: Fright or Delight?

October 15, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It won't be a Fright Night or a Delight Night. After all, it's in the afternoon. But the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on "Parasitoid Palooza" on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 1 to 4 p.m.
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