Pest Management & Plant Health

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Syphid fly on flower.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Job Opening: Urban IPM Educator

November 15, 2018
By Karey Windbiel-Rojas
The UC Statewide IPM Program, which is a part of the Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, is hiring for an Urban IPM Educator. This position is part of the Urban and Community IPM unit.
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Gamemaster Deane Jorgensen (far left), research scientist at Sygenta, and ESA president Michael Parrella (far right), dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Idaho, flank the national Linnaean Games Team champions. In the center (from left) are Emily Bick, Brendon Boudinot, captain Ralph Washington Jr., Zachary Griebenow and Jill Oberski. Parrella is a former professor and chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Joe Rominiecki Photo)
Bug Squad: Article

Congrats! UC Linnaean Games Team Wins the National Championship

November 14, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
They did it! Again! The incredible University of California Linnaean Games Team, comprised of graduate students from UC Davis and UC Berkeley, won the national championship at the popular and highly competitive Linnaean Games hosted this week at the Entomological Society of America's meeting in Vanc...
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UC Linnaean Games Team competing (from left) Zachary Zachary Griebenow, Brendon Boudinot, captain Ralph Washington Jr. and Emily Bick. (ESA Photo)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

UC Team Wins ESA Linnaean Games Championship

November 14, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The University of California Linnaean Games Team, comprised of graduate students from UC Davis and UC Berkeley, won the national championship at the popular and highly competitive Linnaean Games hosted this week at the Entomological Society of America's meeting in Vancouver, B.C.
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Booklice are nearly microscopic insects, Liposcelis bostrychophila, or "psocids" (pronounced "so kids"). They are common pests in stored grains. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Bohart Museum Open House: Focusing on Urban Entomology

November 9, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Mark your calendars! The next open house at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, located in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building on Crocker Lane, UC Davis campus, is set for 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 18. It's free and family friendly.
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A praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, eating a drone (sryphid) fly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Urban Entomology Sets Theme for Bohart Museum Open House

November 7, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"Urban Entomology" will set the theme for the next open house at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, located in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building on Crocker Lane, UC Davis campus, The event is set for 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 18. It's free and family friendly.
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Figure 1. Firewood left behind from tree care operations can harbor pests. (Credit: Karey Windbiel-Rojas)
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Reducing the Spread of Invasive Pests in Cut Wood

November 6, 2018
By Belinda Messenger-Sikes
[Originally published in the Fall 2018 issue of the Green Bulletin. Modified slightly from original.] Invasive insects and diseases are threatening numerous tree species throughout the country.
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This mosquito, Aedes aegypti (infected mosqutoes can transmit such diseases as dengue and the Zika virus) will be the focus of Lark Coffey's seminar at 4:10 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7 in 122 Briggs Hall, UC Davis. (Photo by James Gathany, Centers for Disease Control)
Bug Squad: Article

Zeroing in on the Zika Virus

November 6, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you're interested in Zika virus research, you'll want to attend Lark Coffey's seminar on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 4:10 p.m. in 122 Briggs Hall, University of California, Davis.
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UC Davis medical entomologist Thomas Scott, recipient of the Harry Hoogstraal Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Medical Entomology, delivering a seminar to the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH). (Photo courtesy of ASTMH)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Medical Entomologist Thomas Scott Receives International Harry Hoogstraal Award

November 5, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Medical entomologist Thomas Scott, professor and former vice chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, is the 2018 recipient of the Harry Hoogstraal Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Medical Entomology, presented by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene at its...
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Oak Tree Critters (i.e., Galls)

November 5, 2018
Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: Below is a picture of a leaf from my oak tree in my yard.
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