Pest Management & Plant Health

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Male turkey toms roaming a neighborhood. Credit: Karey Windbiel-Rojas.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Turkey Time

November 17, 2022
By Lauren Fordyce
With many people thinking about turkey this time of year, we thought we would provide some interesting facts about wild turkeys for you to share during your holiday gatherings! Turkeys are not native to California but were introduced by European settlers.
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The UC Davis Entomology Games Team of doctoral candidates: Madison Hendrick, Jill Oberski, Erin "Taylor" Kelly and Zach Griebenow. (Photo by Geoffrey Attardo, UC Davis faculty)
Bug Squad: Article

Congrats, UC Davis Bug Team!

November 16, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"In 1973 Dr. David Gibby of the Washington State University Extension Center started a program to meet the demand for urban horticulture and gardening advice, which has since expanded to all 50 states and 8 Canadian provinces.
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The UC Davis team conferring at the finals of the Entomology Games (from left) Madi Hendrick, Jill Oberski,Taylor Kelly and Zachary Griebeow, captain. The team went on to win the championship. (Photo by Geoffrey Attardo of UC Davis faculty)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

UC Davis Entomology Games Team: Four-Time National Champions!

November 16, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The UC Davis Entomology Games Team edged out Alabama's Auburn University 75 to 70 to win the national championship at the Entomological Society of America's Entomology Games, waged Tuesday night, Nov. 15 at the ESA meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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datura wrightii closeup

2022 weeds in review

November 14, 2022
This year, I received a variety of questions from livestock owners in the region. All of the weeds I mention here were of concern to owners managing smaller (less than 20 ac) properties in Fresno and Madera Counties, impacting multiple kinds of livestock horses, sheep, and cattle.
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This is the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne chitwoodi, that Cynthia Gleason of Washington State University studies. (Image courtesy of Wikipedia)
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Cynthia Gleason Targets Root-Knot Nematodes in Potatoes

November 10, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Assistant professor Cynthia Gleason of the Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, will speak on "How Do We Help Potato Growers Combat the Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne chitwoodi?" at the next UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar.
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Larry Snyder's monarch photography display in the hallway opposite the entrance to the Bohart Museum of Entomology, Academic Surge Building.
Bug Squad: Article

Monarch Photography Display Graces Bohart Museum Hallway

November 8, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Just before you enter the Bohart Museum of Entomology (located in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building at 455 Crocker Lane, UC Davis campus), the hallway display of monarch butterfly images will grab your attention.
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The award-winning UC Davis Entomology Games team is comprised of four doctoral candidates (from left) Madison "Madi" Hendrick of the Ian Grettenberger lab; Jill Oberski of the Phil Ward lab; Erin "Taylor" Kelly of the Geoffrey Attardo lab; and captain Zachary Griebenow of the Phil Ward lab.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

UC Davis Team Gearing Up for the National Entomology Games

November 8, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Update, Nov. 13: The UC Davis team defeated the team from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in the preliminaries. Next step: the finals on Tuesday, Nov. 15 Let The Games begin! The award-winning UC Davis Entomology Games Team is gearing up for the national competition.
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Wild blackberries growing along a roadway and encroaching into the home landscape. [Credit: Scott Oneto]
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

When Blackberries Go Wild

November 4, 2022
By Lauren Fordyce
Ripe, juicy, sweet blackberries: what's not to love? Blackberries are grown for us to eat and enjoy, but some species can be considered weeds when they take over home landscapes, roadsides and waterways, and other areas.
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Acercamiento a un gorgojo del aguacate, una plaga escurridiza que pasa la mayor parte de su tiempo en las profundidades del fruto. Fotografía por Mike Lewis/UC Riverside
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En busca del aroma que podría salvar al aguacate

October 27, 2022
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
Investigadores indagan qu feromona podra prevenir a la reproduccin de una plaga Cientficos de UC Riverside estn a la caza de una sustancia qumica que podra interrumpir el apareamiento del malvado gorgojo a fin de evitar que esa plaga acabe con los deliciosos aguacates en California.
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