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Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Got Moles?

November 20, 2024
By Lauren Fordyce
A line of pushed up grass. A volcano sized mound. Yep, it's probably a mole! While you may never actually see the mole itself, the signs of their presence are pretty clear. Moles are small burrowing mammals (not rodents) that live almost entirely underground in extensive tunnel networks.
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????Pilea peperomioides) by Neyer is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Pilea peperomioides-My Danish Discovery!

November 20, 2024
For the past two years I've made my Fall trip to Denmark to visit my new Danish Family! I always wanted to write about a plant that was resoundingly Danish and on this past trip I realized the houseplant I kept seeing over and over was Pilea peperomioides, commonly known as the Chinese Money plant o...
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cherimoya usda drawing

Art of the USDA

November 20, 2024
By Ben A Faber
The USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection is one of the most unique collections in the Rare and Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library (NAL).
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Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Managing California Ground Squirrels in Urban Environments

November 20, 2024
By Niamh M Quinn, Roger A Baldwin, Carolyn Whitesell
With the passing of law AB 1322 in 2023 and the recent passing of AB 2552 in September 2024, the options for managing California ground squirrels using lethal methods in urban areas will be more limited.
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UC Davis professor Jason Bond, director of the Bohart Museum, shows butterfly specimens to Woodland residents Olive Smith, 8, and her mother Sarah Smith. Bond is the Evert and Marion Schlinger Endowed Chair, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, and associate dean, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

2025 UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day Set Saturday, Feb. 8

November 19, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Mark your calendar! The 14th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day is set for Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. announced coordinator and co-founder Tabatha Yang, the public education and outreach coordinator for the Bohart Museum of Entomology. Biodiversity Museum Day.
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The Savvy Sage: Article

Cat Got Your Kale?

November 19, 2024
I recently planted some purple kale and arugula in our front garden bed a few weeks ago here in West Sacramento. Everything was going really well until I discovered one morning this week that all of our kale plants had been nibbled on.
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