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He'll Give the Leigh Distinguished Seminar

It's quite an honor to be singled out to deliver the Thomas and Nina Leigh Distinguished Alumni Seminar, hosted...

Professor Marc Tatar of Brown State University, Providence, R.I., will deliver the Thomas and Nina Leigh Distinguished Alumni Seminar at UC Davis on Dec. 5.

Professor Marc Tatar of Brown State University, Providence, R.I., will deliver the Thomas and Nina Leigh Distinguished Alumni Seminar at UC Davis on Dec. 5.

The Perfect Gift

So, you're looking for that perfect, one-of-a-kind holiday gift. One that will not only be memorable but a conversation...

This species, from genus Macrocopturus, is waiting to be described. And waiting for a name. (Photo by Andrew Richards)

This species, from genus Macrocopturus, is waiting to be described. And waiting for a name. (Photo by Andrew Richards)

Forcing Bulbs

  Spring Bulbs-It’s Fun to Fool Mother Nature By Lee Oliphant Master Gardener   There may be a time in...

Two Asian citrus psyllids found in Tulare County

This week a quarantine goes into effect in some parts of Tulare County to stop the spread of Asian citrus psyllid, according to a 3-minute story on The California Report. The decision comes after officials found ACP in traps near Strathmore and Terra Bella. For an update on the pest and the disease it can carry, The California Report's Rachael Myrow spoke with Mark Hoddle, UC Cooperative Extension specialist in the Department of Entomology at UC Riverside.

Myrow asked why the effort to prevent movement of ACP has not been successful.

"It's very difficult to police the movement of all types of citrus plants in and out of infested areas," Hoddle said. "People may accidentally and unwittingly move plants that have Asian citrus psyllid on them out of infested areas in Southern California to uninfested areas. Another way these psyllids may move is they potentially have the ability to hitchhike on farm machinery or even vehicles."

Listen to the full interview here:

Some citrus orchards in Tulare County will have to comply with quarantine restrictions.

Strange Little Insect

It's a strange little insect. A reader likens it to "a cricket on steroids." A Van Nuys resident says she always wondered...

A Jerusalem cricket. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A Jerusalem cricket. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Burrowing owls feed on Jerusalem crickets. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Burrowing owls feed on Jerusalem crickets. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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