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Don't forget to clean your roofs and gutters of any moss, vegetative debris, or leaf litter. Here the author wishes he did this in May rather than waiting until August with wildfire smoke looming in the background.
Nuestra Comunidad: Article

May is Wildfire Preparedness Month!

May 18, 2021
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
Spanish click here Many of us know May for flowers and Mother's Day (hope you didn't forget!), but after last year's widespread and long-lasting fire season, many Californians have come to recognize May as Wildfire Preparedness Month.
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Community ecologist Rachel Vannette's bagged blossoms of California fuchsia in the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden led to her discovery of a new species of bacteria, Acinetobacter rathckeae, named for note botanist Beverly Rathcke. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

UC Davis Community Ecologist Rachel Vannette's New Findings on Flowers

May 18, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Community ecologist Rachel Vannette, assistant professor in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology and eight colleagues have described three new species of bacteria from the genus Acinetobacter that are specialized to flowers, with Vannette isolating two of the new species from UC Davi...
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Cornell University postdoctoral fellow Manuela Ramalho working in the field. (Photo by Brian Fisher)
Bug Squad: Article

Ants and Science Are Her Passions

May 17, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Her passion is ants. And she'll be conveying that passion and her passion for science when she presents a UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology online seminar on Wednesday, May 19.
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Honey bees can't get enough of the tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii. The plant yields both nectar and pollen. The pollen is blue. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Tower of Jewels: Christmas in May?

May 14, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Christmas in May? When it's in full bloom, the aptly named "tower of jewels," Echium wildpretii, which can tower as high as 10 feet, looks very much like a Christmas tree. Think of the brilliant red blossoms as red bells. Native to the island of Tenerife, it belongs to the family Boraginaceae.
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Inside a hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Veterinarians Registering Now for UC Davis-OSU Honey Bee Health Course

May 13, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you're a veterinarian or a veterinary technician in California or Oregon, then you'll want to register for a free online bee biology course aimed at training veterinarians in their new role in supporting beekeepers and maintaining the health of bee colonies.
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Ryan Tompkins stands on his roof raking moss, vegetative debris, and leaf litter from the gutters.
Green Blog: Article

May is Wildfire Preparedness Month!

May 11, 2021
By Tracy K Schohr
Many of us know May for flowers and Mother's Day (hope you didn't forget!), but after last year's widespread and long-lasting fire season, many Californians have come to recognize May as Wildfire Preparedness Month.
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Squash bees are among the insects that Margarita López-Uribe of Pennsylvania State University studies.
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Margarita López-Uribe: Consequences of Plant-Pollinator Interactions

May 10, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Margarita Lpez-Uribe of Pennsylvania State University will present an online seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology on "Ecoevolutionary Consequences of Crop Domestication on Plant-Pollinator Interactions" on Wednesday, May 12. Lpez-Uribe, the Lorenzo L.
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