Rangelands

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Blue house with a raised planter of trees, shrubs, and flowers.
The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

The New Front Yard Workshop - October 7, 2023

September 26, 2023
By Anne E Schellman
Hello Sprout readers, We have a few questions for you Are you tired of your landscape and ready for something new? Have you been thinking about replacing all or part of your lawn? Are you confused about how to transition from sprinkler to drip irrigation?
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Bees are the most well known pollinators, but butterflies, including monarchs, are pollinators, too. This monarch butterfly, sipping nectar in a Vacaville garden, came up with a head full of pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Monarch Butterflies as Pollinators

September 25, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"More than beautiful, monarch butterflies contribute to the health of our planet. While feeding on nectar, they pollinate many types of wildflowers.--National Park Service.
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UC Davis professor and CA&ES associate dean Jason Bond, president-elect of the American Arachnological Society. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Professor Jason Bond: President-Elect of American Arachnological Society

September 25, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Jason Bond, professor and the Evert and Marion Schlinger Endowed Chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology and associate dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, is the newly elected president-elect of the American Arachnological Society (AAS).
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Non-native grasses are invading vast swaths of southern California. Those grasses feed wildfire, including the recent York Fire in the Mojave Desert. Recent fires have torched more than a million of the iconic Joshua trees native to the region. (Ziarnek-Krzysztof/Wikimedia Commons)
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Wildfires linked to invasive grasses, Valliere says

September 24, 2023
By Gale Perez
Auto emissions 'fertilize' fuel Joshua trees burning in the Mojave Desert are the victims of changing patterns of wildfire, fueled by the spread of grasses that are not native to the region, restoration ecologist Justin Valliere told media in recent interviews.
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A blood-fed Aedes aegypti mosquito, photographed by medical entomologist/geneticist Geoffrey Attardo.
Bug Squad: Article

Bohart Museum Open House: What You Should Know About Mosquitoes

September 22, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you've been following the breaking news about the invasive mosquito, Aedes aegypti, detected recently in Yolo, Solano and Sacramento counties--you can learn more about these disease-carrying mosquitoes at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 23.
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La mayor barrera para incrementar el uso de fuegos prescritos para reducir el combustible que alimenta los incendios forestales es la falta de un seguro de responsabilidad para los practicantes de este método.
Blog Verde: Article

Aprueban recurso económico en favor de quemas prescritas

September 22, 2023
By Diana Cervantes
Estos fondos son los primeros en su tipo que aprueba el gobierno de California Los fuegos prescritos o quemas controladas son una buena medida para prevenir incendios forestales de mayores proporciones.
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Pollination ecologist Neal Williams, professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, working on his research. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Professor Neal Williams Shares Information on Native Bees on 'Science Friday'

September 21, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Noted pollination ecologist Neal Williams, professor in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology and a 2015-2020 Chancellor's Fellow, recently discussed native bees on the international podcast, Science Friday, with host and executive producer Ira Flatow.
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