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In memoriam: Albert Paulus

June 22, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Albert O. (Al) Paulus, UC Cooperative Extension specialist emeritus, died on May 23. He was 91 years old. Paulus was hired as an assistant Cooperative Extension agronomist in the Department of Plant Pathology (now Microbiology and Plant Pathology) at UC Riverside in 1954.
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Frank Zalom, distinguished professor of entomology at UC Davis (shown here in an almond orchard) is the newly selected editor-in-chief of the Journal of Economic Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Congratulations, Frank Zalom: Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Economic Entomology

June 22, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Congratulations to integrated pest management specialist Frank Zalom, distinguished professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis, on his selection as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Economic Entomology, the largest and most cited of the family of scientific journals published by...
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Frank Zalom is the new editor-in-chief of the Journal of Economic Entomology, the most cited journal in ESA's family of scientific journals.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Frank Zalom Selected Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Economic Entomology

June 21, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Integrated pest management specialist Frank Zalom, distinguished professor of entomology, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, and a past president of the Entomological Society of the America (ESA) is the newly selected editor-in-chief of the Journal of Economic Entomology, the largest...
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Ranching in the Sierra Foothills: Article

A Gray Wolf Visits Nevada County: What Ranchers Need to Know

June 20, 2018
By Daniel K Macon
On June 9, 2018, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife detected a signal from OR-54, a female gray wolf that had been collared in Oregon, near Andesite Peak in Nevada County (Andesite is southwest of Castle Peak, near the Sierra Crest).
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A honey bee and bumble bee share a coneflower in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. This is a yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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National Pollinator Week: Visit the UC Davis Bee Garden

June 19, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Let's celebrate National Pollinator Week. And what better time for the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology to host an open house than during National Pollinator Week? It's from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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USBI 2018 Conference Focusing on Water Quality

June 15, 2018
By Milton E Mcgiffen
The United States Biochar Initiative 2018 Conference will be in Wilmington, DE August 20-23. While the conference focuses on water quality, it will cover the waterfront of biochar production, use, etc. I have been to several and have enjoyed them all and learned a lot.
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