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Biologist Amy Worthington, assistant professor, Creighton University, Omaha, Neb., will discuss her research, "A Host of Hardships: The Costs of Harboring a Long-Lived Parasite," at the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar on Wednesday, March 8. She will speak at 4:10 p.m.

It wouldn't make the news, even if it were a "Slow News Day." "Lady in Red Climbs Neon-Pink Petals in Search of Aphids." Lady beetles, aka ladybugs, are coming out of their winter hibernation now and they're hungry. Aphid-hungry. We spotted this lady beetle Feb.

The La Loma Neighborhood is sponsoring the third annual Modesto Pollinator Festival at the La Loma Native Garden, located at 1805 Encina Avenue. The event will be held on Saturday, April 1, 2023 from 10:00-2:00 pm. A costume pollinator parade will be a highlight at 10:15 a.m.

Plenty of interactions occurred among bugs, plants and people at the 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, a Super Science Day recently held on the UC Davis campus and both free and family friendly.

Madagascar hissing cockroaches, aka hissers, are big, bold and beautiful. Just ask the scientists at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis, who rear them in their petting zoo.

Fresno State Center for Irrigation Technology present ADVANCED PUMPING EFFICIENCY PROGRAM (APEP) Free in-person workshops at Taylor Farms Swale Ranch in Chualar, CA Workshop Location Taylor Farm's Swale Ranch 24228 Lincoln Street Chualar, CA 93926 FOR GROWERS AND FARM MANAGERS FOR FIELD & IRRIGATION...

Fungal pathogens that cause die-back in grape, avocado, citrus, nut and other crops has found a new host and is infecting conifer trees causing pine ghost canker in urban forest areas of Southern California. The canker can be deadly to trees.

What's to know about scorpions, the predatory arachnids in the order Scorpiones? Access Wikipedia, and you'll learn they have eight legs, a pair of grasping pincers, and generally, a narrow, segemented tail that's curved over the back and ends with a stinger.

Regular Haven visitors notice that we frequently change our planting. It's one of the joys of gardening -- there are always new plants to try and experiment with. At the Haven, research on new plants and methods for bee gardens is essential to our educational mission.

What do you know about nematodes and what would you like to learn? The Shahid Siddique laboratory was out in force on Saturday, Feb. 18 during the 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day.