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This photo, taken in 2010, shows the makings of the bee garden on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis campus. It was installed in the fall of 2009. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

The Making of a Bee Garden at UC Davis

September 23, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The making of a bee garden... It was the fall of 2009 when a half-acre bee garden on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis campus, sprang to life. Headlines on colony collapse disorder dominated the news media, as scientists declared "honey bees are in trouble.
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A severe infestation of yellow starthistle in Calaveras County.
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

USDA approves release of weevil to control yellow starthistle

September 23, 2019
By Gale Perez
From the ANR News Blog on Sept. 19, 2019 The USDA has announced it will allow the release of a weevil (Ceratapion basicorne) in the United States to help control yellow starthistle, an invasive weed found in 40 of the lower 48 states, reported Capital Public Radio.
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HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Identifying the Maytens Tree

September 23, 2019
Help for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Identifying a Mayten Garden Tree Client's Request: Hello Master Gardeners, could you identify this tree for me?
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A honey bee heading toward a tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii, in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Bugs and Bees, Bees and Bugs

September 20, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Bugs and bees. Bees and bugs. That's what's on the menu--or that's what's buzzing--over the next few weeks in the Davis/Berkeley area. Bugs. Saturday, Sept.
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Entomologist Emily Bick at the musical stage show, "Beetlejuice." Her review appears in Entomology Today.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Emily Bick: An Entomologist's View of Beetlejuice

September 20, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you've just received your doctorate in entomology from UC Davis, how can your family help you celebrate? If you're the kin of Emily Bick, you take her to the Broadway stage musical, Beetlejuice, in New York City.
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Most of the cannabis growers who responded to a 2018 survey reported gorwing their crop outdoors or in greenhouses, such as the hoop house shown here.

UCCE survey results on cannabis cultivation

September 20, 2019
By Jeannette Warnert
A UC Cooperative Extension survey of California registered and unregistered marijuana growers will help researchers, policy makers and the public better understand growing practices since cannabis sales, possession and cultivation first became legal for recreational use.
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Yes, milkweed bugs feed on oleander aphids. This is a large milkweed bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus) with an aphid. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Will Milkweed Bugs Eat Aphids?

September 19, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Yes, they will! Milkweed bugs gained the nickname of "seed eaters" for primarily eating the seeds of milkweed. Actually, they are opportunistic and generalists, says Hugh Dingle, emeritus professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis.
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UCCE specialist Jeff Dahlberg studies sorghum at the UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Parlier.
ANR News Blog: Article

UC research could help farmers face droughts worldwide

September 19, 2019
By Jeannette Warnert
Sorghum is not only a potential drought-tolerant crop for the San Joaquin Valley, it also presents the opportunity for scientists to understand the mechanism behind drought tolerance at the genetic level, said UCCE sorghum specialist Jeff Dahlberg in a segment on ABC 30 Action News.
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A severe infestation of yellow starthistle in Calaveras County.
ANR News Blog: Article

USDA approves release of weevil to control yellow starthistle

September 19, 2019
By Jeannette Warnert
The USDA has announced it will allow the release of a weevil (Ceratapion basicorne) in the United States to help control yellow starthistle, an invasive weed found in 40 of the lower 48 states, reported Capital Public Radio. The weevils will initially be released in California.
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