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Hummingbirds eat insects and insects eat hummingbirds. Here a praying mantis lurks by a hummingbird feeder. It was quickly removed to another spot. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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What You May Not Know About Hummingbirds

March 5, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Pollinators aren't just bees, butterflies, beetles and bats. They're also birds, like hummingbirds. Ornithologists tell us that hummingbirds can easily eat their weight in a day, feasting on carbohydrates (nectar from blossoms and sugar water from feeders) and protein (insects and spiders).
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Butterflies roosting in the Berkeley Aquatic Park on Nov. 26, 2015. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Art Shapiro: California's Monarchs 'on Life Support'

March 4, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
California's monarch population is rapidly declining. They're on life support. What actions should we take? A group of invited guests--invited by the Environmental Defense Fund--met Feb.
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Extension apiculturist Elina Lastro Niño (center) leads a beekeeping class at the Laidlaw facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Two UC Davis Beekeeping Classes Scheduled

March 1, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Want to learn how to keep bees? The University of California, Davis, is offering two classes in mid-March: the first on Saturday, March 23 and the second on Sunday, March 24.
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A female Myrmekiaphila tigris: the Auburn Tiger Trapdoor Spider. (Photo by Jason Bond)
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'Eight-Legged Wonders' at Bohart Museum of Entomology on March 9

March 1, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The "Seven Wonders of the World" have nothing on the "Eight-Legged Wonders" that will be at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's open house from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, March 9. It's all about spiders and other arachnids.
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California Institute for Water Resources drafts new strategic plan

February 28, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The California Institute for Water Resources recently completed a strategic plan. During 2018, the Institute went through a thorough strategic planning process with the help of appointed committee members from within and outside of UC ANR.
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Three brown mottled Asian citrus psyllid adults feed on young citrus leafs alongside their small yellow orange eggs.
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Insect Pests on Citrus Trees

February 28, 2019
[This post has been modified from the article originally published in the Fall 2018 issue of the Retail Nursery and Garden Center IPM News.] Citrus trees remain a popular choice for home gardeners in California, largely due to their ease of care, beauty, and functionality for food and shade.
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Three brown mottled Asian citrus psyllid adults feed on young citrus leaves alongside their tiny, yellow orange eggs.
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Asian Citrus Psyllid

February 28, 2019
[This post has been modified from the article originally published in the Fall 2018 issue of the Retail Nursery and Garden Center IPM News.] The Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri, is a tiny, mottled brown insect about the size of an aphid (Figure 1).
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Up close image of a reddish black ant harvesting honeydew from an orange colored Asian citrus psyllid nymphs. A cluster of Asian citrus psyllid nymphs and their waxy honeydew are clustered in the foreground.
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Ant Control for Insect Pests on Citrus

February 28, 2019
[This post has been modified from the article originally published in the Fall 2018 issue of the Retail Nursery and Garden Center IPM News.] Most citrus tree problems in home gardens can be solved by pruning the trees to allow better air flow and by controlling ants.
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UC Davis employee Michele Belden shows her son, Cash, 5, some of the butterflies in the Bohart Museum of Entomology. Belden manages the Aggie Surplus, formerly Bargain Barn, on campus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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A Visit to the Bohart Museum

February 27, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When you're 5 years old, the world is full of wonders. Especially when your mother takes you to the Bohart Museum of Entomology to see the butterfly specimens.
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