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Butterflies roosting in the Berkeley Aquatic Park on Nov. 26, 2015. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Art Shapiro: California's Monarchs 'on Life Support'

March 4, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
California's monarch population is rapidly declining. They're on life support. What actions should we take? A group of invited guests--invited by the Environmental Defense Fund--met Feb.
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Intermountain REC News: Article

Tulelake Farm Advisor New Employee

March 4, 2019
By Myra Chavoya-Perez
Hello! My name is Myra Chavoya-Perez and am the new Cooperative Extension Coordinator at Intermountain Research and Extension Center Tulelake.
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Extension apiculturist Elina Lastro Niño (center) leads a beekeeping class at the Laidlaw facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Two UC Davis Beekeeping Classes Scheduled

March 1, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Want to learn how to keep bees? The University of California, Davis, is offering two classes in mid-March: the first on Saturday, March 23 and the second on Sunday, March 24.
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Three brown mottled Asian citrus psyllid adults feed on young citrus leafs alongside their small yellow orange eggs.

Insect Pests on Citrus Trees

February 28, 2019
[This post has been modified from the article originally published in the Fall 2018 issue of the Retail Nursery and Garden Center IPM News.] Citrus trees remain a popular choice for home gardeners in California, largely due to their ease of care, beauty, and functionality for food and shade.
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UC Davis employee Michele Belden shows her son, Cash, 5, some of the butterflies in the Bohart Museum of Entomology. Belden manages the Aggie Surplus, formerly Bargain Barn, on campus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A Visit to the Bohart Museum

February 27, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When you're 5 years old, the world is full of wonders. Especially when your mother takes you to the Bohart Museum of Entomology to see the butterfly specimens.
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