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Aphid Leaf. photos by Melinda Nestlerode
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Attack of the Black Bean Aphid

December 1, 2023
Planting space is at a premium in my yard. We had our pool removed in 2020, and the backyard is still widely a construction zone. Areas not currently being worked on act as a staging zone for flagstone, bricks, wood, concrete and other construction materials.
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A female praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, stares at the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

The Last Goodbye

November 30, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
So there she is, a gnarly-looking praying mantis, the last of the season, and on her last legs. Last spiked forelegs? From her perch on a cactus in a Vacaville garden, this Stagmomantis limbata is neither praying nor preying. She is staring.
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The late emeritus professor Thomas German of the University of Wisconsin at a centrifuge. German, second author of the paper, died Aug. 27, 2023 before the publication in PNAS.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Scientists Unlock a Long-Hidden Mystery of a Virus That Attacks Ag Crops

November 30, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman of the Department of Entomology and Nematology headed to France on a 2018-19 Fulbright grant to conduct research on tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) with her colleagues, she hoped it would lead to important discoveries to help combat plant viruses t...
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Eric pulls apart the leaves on a small shrub in a large container.

'Ninja Warrior' IPM advisor creates buzz about insects

November 30, 2023
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
When he's not swinging over pools of water or navigating past other obstacles on American Ninja Warrior, Eric Middleton, UC integrated pest management advisor for San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles counties, can often be found examining plants for insect pests.
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Sheep in a grassy pasture under a tree
ANR Employee News: Article

Solberg, Gonzalez, Goulart win ‘ANR in Action’ photo contest

November 30, 2023
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Winners of the 2023 ANR photo contest have been selected. This year's photos were chosen for showing ANR in action as well as being beautiful, captivating or artistic. Eighty-four photos were submitted by ANR photographers this year.
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