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Solar energy can be used to protect pollinator habitat, according to a research paper published July 9 in the journal Nature. This is Anthophora urbana, a ground-nesting solitary bee which has a broad distribution including the Mojave Desert. It is a floral generalist collecting pollen and nectar from many species of plants, says UC Davis entomologist Leslie Saul-Gershenz. (Photo by Leslie Saul-Gershenz)
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Pollinator Habitat: Important Part of Solar Energy Study

July 9, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Solar energy should not only be used to benefit global sustainability, but to protect our global ecological systems, including climate, air quality, water and wildlife, says an international team of 16 researchers, including several UC Davis scientists, in a newly published study in the journal Natu...
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May the Fourth Be With You: Four honey bees share a rose blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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May the Fourth Be With You

July 4, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"The Redcoats are coming! The Redcoats are coming!" So shouted American Revolutionary patriot Paul Revere during his historical ride. Those who responded to the colonial revolt included my immigrant ancestors: the Keatleys, Laughlins and Agees. They left their farms and took up arms.
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Shahid Masood Siddique, a new member of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology faculty, studies plant-parasitic nematodes. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Meet Shahid Masood Siddique, UC Davis Nematologist

July 2, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Shahid Masood Siddique has never met a plant parasitic nematode he didn't like--to study, that is. Plant-parasitic nematodes are microscopic worms that extract water and nutrients from such host plants as wheat, soybeans, sugar beets and bananas.
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Two day seminar on Korean Natural Farming

July 2, 2019
By Milton E Mcgiffen
Sponsored by Grow Riverside and Riverside RCD: Description Natural Farming is an agriculture methodology promoting the protection of the environment and life. American Natural Farming is an adaptation of Natural Farming for the United States various regions.
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Butterflies from Belize are part of the collection at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. They are (far right) Blue Morpho, Morpho helenor montezuma; (top left), a leaf mimic, Fountainea eurypyle confusa; and blue hairstreak Pseudolycaena damo, according to entomologist Jeff Smith, who curates the Lepidoptera section. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Bohart Museum's Summer Schedule

July 2, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Think Moth Night, Lepitopterists' Society, Wednesday walk-ins and new summer hours. Those are a few of the activities or calendar items newly announced by the Bohart Museum of Entomology. Moth Night. The Bohart will celebrate National Moth Night: Exploring Night Time Nature on Saturday, Aug.
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