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Bee nesting blocks on a fence
The Bee Gardener: Article

Beewashing is the New Greenwashing

July 29, 2019
We've all seen them....garden catalogs or magazine articles with cute little bee houses hanging like birdfeeders, or entire fences made of nesting tubes for solitary bees. We even had them at the Haven -- for a while -- in the form of bee condos.
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Emily Bick
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Emily Bick to Present Exit Seminar on Aug. 5

July 29, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Emily Bick, who joined the doctoral program in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology in September 2015, will present her exit seminar at 3 p.m., Monday, Aug. 5 in Room 158 of Briggs Hall.
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Vineyard in Ukiah, California.
Climate Smart Agriculture: Article

Mendocino County Healthy Soil Award Winners

July 29, 2019
By Kristian M Salgado-Jacobo
Congratulations to the recipients of the CDFA Healthy Soils Program! Nine Mendocino farmers were selected for an award, totaling over $300k going to make Mendocino County soils that much healthier.
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Spotted wing drosophila on raspberry. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Postdoc Position in Frank Zalom lab

July 29, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
(Please share widely) Post Doctoral Scholar Opportunity University of California, Davis Small Fruit Insect IPM Post-doctoral Position A post-doctoral position is currently available for two years focusing on spotted wing drosophila (SWD) population biology, insecticide resistance, and management in...
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"Moth Man" John DeBenedictus (left) shows Professor Jason Bond the insects on the sheet in the Bohart Museum's blacklighting display last year. Bond is the Evert and Marion Schlinger Endowed Chair in Insect Systematics, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Like a Moth to a Flame: Moth Night at Bohart Museum of Entomology

July 26, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Like a moth to a flame... That's what it will be like when folks flock to the Bohart Museum of Entomology on Saturday night, Aug. 3 for its annual Moth Night. It's free and family friendly--and it's all in keeping with National Moth Week: Exploring Nighttime Nature, July 20-28.
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blue oak dying
Ranching in the Sierra Foothills: Article

Blue Oak Mortality: An Emerging Problem?

July 26, 2019
By Daniel K Macon
In the space of several days in early June, I received phone calls from two foothill cattle producers about an unusual number of dead and dying blue oaks on their annual rangelands.
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A male longhorned bee, Melissodes agilis, targets the back of a painted lady, Vanessa cardui, on a Mexican sunflower in a Vacaville pollinator garden. This is typical territorial behavior. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Just Being Totally Territorial

July 25, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
What was that! If you grow Mexican sunflowers (Tithonia) in your pollinator garden, you've probably noticed the fast-flying longhorned male bees being totally territorial. Their job is to target whatever's on the Tithonia.
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"Moth Man" and Bohart Museum associate John DeBenedictis (right) greets Moth Night visitors at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's 2018 event. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Moth Night at Bohart Museum of Entomology on Saturday, Aug. 3

July 25, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Ready to celebrate Moth Night? The Bohart Museum of Entomology will host its annual Moth Night--free and family friendly--from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3. The event takes place the week following National Moth Week, July 20-28.
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Hopland REC: Article

Introducing our Summer Camp Intern, Taylor Woodruff

July 25, 2019
By Hannah M Bird
Hi! I'm Taylor Woodruff, the new summer camp intern for the Sustainable You! - Adventure Science Camp! I am 21 years old, graduated from Clear Lake High School in 2015, and am currently a student at Mendocino College. At the college, I am a tutor for Statistics and Trigonometry.
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