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Walnut Twig Beetle: How a 'Failed' Research Project Led to Success

A scientific research project may initially be deemed a failure, but failure can lead to...

Forest entomologists Jackson Audley (left) and the late Steve Seybold next to a black walnut tree, the victim of thousand cankers disease, in downtown Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Forest entomologists Jackson Audley (left) and the late Steve Seybold next to a black walnut tree, the victim of thousand cankers disease, in downtown Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The walnut twig beetle is about the size of a grain of rice. In association with a fungus, it causes thousand cankers disease. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The walnut twig beetle is about the size of a grain of rice. In association with a fungus, it causes thousand cankers disease. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis Entomologist Jay Rosenheim: How His World Changed in 1981

A little known fact about the outstanding career of Jay Rosenheim, UC Davis distinguished...

UC Davis student Jay Rosenheim digging a nest at UC Berkeley's Sagehen Creek Field Station, Truckee, in 1984.

UC Davis student Jay Rosenheim digging a nest at UC Berkeley's Sagehen Creek Field Station, Truckee, in 1984.

UC Davis Distinguished Professor Jay Rosenheim doing research at the Jepson Prairie Preserve, near Dixon, known for its vernal pools. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis Distinguished Professor Jay Rosenheim doing research at the Jepson Prairie Preserve, near Dixon, known for its vernal pools. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Garden and Landscape Books On Sale

Give the gift of knowledge this holiday season! Save up to 60% on select UC ANR gardening and...

Andre Kessler: An Exciting and Innovative Researcher Working on Plant Defenses, Interactions

You won't want to miss this seminar. Chemical ecologist Andre Kessler, professor of...

An adult goldenrod beetle. (Photo courtesy of Andre Kessler)

An adult goldenrod beetle. (Photo courtesy of Andre Kessler)

The Las Flores Learning Garden

  by Mel Kendall On October 1, 2020 the UC Master Gardeners of Napa County and the City of...

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