Pest Management & Plant Health

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A syrphid fly, probably a Syrphus opinator, warms its flight muscles in the Ruth Risdon Storer Garden, part of the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Hello, Friday Fly Day!

August 26, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Hello, Friday Fly Day! It's time to post an image of syrphid fly, aka hover fly or flower fly. We took this dorsal view of a syrphid fly in January of 2009.
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UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal is the sixth UC Davis faculty member to be be named Honorary Member of the Entomological Society of America. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Congrats to Three Outstanding Entomologists

August 24, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Congratulations to the three newly selected Honorary Members of the Entomological Society of America (ESA): UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal, UC Davis-educated Melody Keena, a research entomologist with the U.S.
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UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal is a newly selected Honorary Member of the Entomological Society of America. He is the sixth UC Davis faculty member to achieve the honor, the highest honor that ESA accords. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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UC Davis Distinguished Professor Walter Leal Selected Honorary Member of ESA

August 24, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
World-renowned entomologist Walter Soares Leal, a UC Davis distinguished professor known for his outstanding research, leadership, teaching and public service, is a newly selected Honorary Member of the Entomological Society of America, the highest honor that the 7000-member ESA accords.
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Weed Technology journal
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Weed zapping

August 21, 2022
By Gale Perez
From the EurekAlert! website :: Cambridge University Press :: Aug. 1, 2022 Researchers from the University of Missouri recently conducted two field studies to explore the effectiveness of electricity in weed control.
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A departmental seminar on Sept. 28 will explore "The Effects of Ethyl Oleate Pheromone on Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Overwintering Physiology." UC Davis master's student Nissa Coit will be giving her exit seminar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Department's Seminars Announced for Fall Quarter

August 20, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Emily Meineke, assistant professor of urban landscape entomology, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, and coordinator of the department's seminars for the 2022-23 academic year, has announced the list of speakers for the fall seminars, which begin Sept. 21.
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A honey bee packing pollen on a UC Davis almond tree. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Registration Now Underway for Almond Board of California Conerence

August 16, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The Almond Board of California (ABC) just announced that registration is now underway for its 50th annual Almond Conference, set Dec. 6-8 at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center in downtown Sacramento. It's a gathering of folks from both the almond and bee industries and beyond.
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