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Jiue-in Yang, assistant professor of nematology at UC Riverside
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Artificial Intelligence and Nematodes

January 24, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Can artificial intelligence be used in nematode management strategies? You won't want to miss a UC Davis seminar by Jiue-in Yang, assistant professor of nematology at UC Riverside.
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De los granjeros que respondieron a la encuesta, aproximadamente dos terceras partes están de acuerdo en que el cambio climático está ocurriendo y que requiere acción. Los granjeros dijeron que para adaptarse al cambio climático están gestionando los recursos hídricos, manteniendo la salud del suelo y usando fuentes de energía renovable.
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El cambio climático transforma y desafía a la agricultura

January 22, 2025
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
A medida que el clima continue cambiando, los riesgos a la agricultura seguirn creciendo. Ese es el punto principal de un reciente reporte publicado por un equipo que incluye a investigadores de UC Merced y la Divisin de Agricultura y Recursos Naturales de UC.
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Jeff Smith (foreground), curator of the Bohart Museum of Entomology's global Lepidoptera, chats with guests. In back is Bohart associate Greg Kareofelas. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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An Afternoon in the Lepidoptera Collection

January 20, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
What's his number? 2,530. That's how many specimen drawers that Jeff Smith, volunteer curator of the Lepidoptera collection at the Bohart Museum of Entomology for the past 36 years, has crafted and donated to the "Lep" section. Smith brought another batch to the Bohart Museum at the Jan.
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A male yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, nectaring on a purple coneflower in Salem, Ore. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Bumble Bee Contest Is Over!

January 17, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The 2025 bumble bee contest is over. Tabatha Yang, education and outreach coordinator of the Bohart Museum of Entomology at UC Davis announced today that "we have a winner" in the fifth annual Robbin Thorp Memorial First-Bumble-Bee-of-the-Year Contest, sponsored by the Bohart Museum.
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Salinas Valley Agriculture: Article

2025 Irrigation and Nutrient Management Meeting and Cover Crop Field Day

January 17, 2025
By Mercy Olmstead
Join us for the 2025 Irrigation and Nutrient Management Workshop and Cover Crop Field Day! DAY/DATE: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 TIME: 7:55 am to 3:00 pm LOCATION: Agriculture Conference Room, 1432 Abbott St Salinas CA 93901 Free Workshop + Pizza We are excited to invite you to our UCCE Annual Irri...
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Distinguished emeritus professor of entomology, Robbin Thorp (Aug. 26, 1933-June 7, 2019), detected more than 80 species of bees in the garden. This image was taken in April 2011. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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No Bumble Bee Winner Yet

January 15, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Update: No bumble bee winner yet. No announcements as of today regarding the winner of the fifth annual Robbin Thorp Memorial First-Bumble Bee-of-the-Year Contest, sponsored by the Bohart Museum of Entomology.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Stinknet spreads because it’s a difficult weed

January 15, 2025
By Chris J McDonald
Stinknet (Oncosiphon pilulifer) is an annual weed spreading aggressively in the southwestern US. This species was first found in North America the early 1980's in Southern California and it continues to spread aggressively in California and Arizona and a few populations have been found in Nevada.
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A honey bee foraging on flowering quince, a member of the rose family. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Flowering Quince: A Sure Sign of Spring

January 14, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Spring won't arrive until March 19, but don't tell that to the honey bees foraging on the flowering quince. Flowering quince, an early spring bloomer, is blooming here now.
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