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Scientists from Israel and California met at U.S./Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development (BARD) Program workshop to exchange ideas for managing water for agriculture.
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UC and Israel sign agricultural research agreement

July 27, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Pledging to work together to solve water scarcity issues, Israel's Agricultural Research Organization signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources and UC Davis on July 16.
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Retired entomologist and UC DAvis alumnus Norm Smith (second from left) talks to visitors at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's "Moth Night." The white witch (see display on the far left) is the largest moth in the world. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

What a Night for Moths and Spectators!

July 24, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
What a night! What a night--both inside and outside the Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Davis on Saturday, July 21.
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Poison-oak growing on a tree as a climbing vine. (Credit: Joseph M. DiTomaso)
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Removing Poison Oak

July 22, 2018
By Anne E Schellman
Before hiking, backpacking, or camping, people are warned to avoid poison oak.
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European wool carder bee, Anthidium manicatum, heads toward a blue spike sage, Salvia uliginosa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

This Bully Bee Goes for the Blue Plate Special

July 20, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's a bully. But what a bully! Ever seen the male European wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) protecting its turf? It's "no-holds barred" on our blue spike sage (Salvia uliginosa) and frankly, it's a delight to see and photograph.
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Three men sit at a table signing documents
Green Blog: Article

UC and Israel sign agricultural research agreement

July 20, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Pledging to work together to solve water scarcity issues, Israel's Agricultural Research Organization signed a memorandum of understanding with UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources and UC Davis on July 16.
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Hopland REC: Article

Sustainable You! 2018

July 20, 2018
By Hannah M Bird
Hello All, For those who don't know me, my name is Rachel Wingler and I am the summer intern at Hopland REC. Through my internship I have had the opportunity to work on and help plan the Sustainable You Summer Camp.
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A male Svastra dive-bombs another male on a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). This image was taken with a fast shutter speed of 1/3200 of a second. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Sorry, This Blossom Is Taken

July 18, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
So here's this male longhorned bee (Svastra) sipping a little nectar from a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). As the late Mr. Rogers (1928-2003), star of the TV show, "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," so often proclaimed: "It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.
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