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Thriving Forward: Article

Supporting the Mental Well-Being of Young People

October 10, 2023
By Matthew R Rodriguez
One of the public values of the University of California's Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources is the promotion of healthy people and communities. One aspect of healthy people is promoting mental well-being.
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photos by Calvin Jones
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Something to Check Out

October 10, 2023
At the beginning of spring, my friend Calvin sent me some really weird looking plant pictures. At first I thought he was goofing with me, but it turned out that the picture was of his chard plant.
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Photo 2: Brad Hanson, a professor of Cooperative Extension in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences, examines a stock of Orobanche ramosa pulled from off a tomato plant in nearby Woodland, where scientists are studying the parasitic weed. (Emily C. Dooley/UC Davis)
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Parasitic weeds threaten tomato plants on California farms

October 9, 2023
By Gale Perez
At first glance, Orobanche ramosa looks like an interesting blossoming plant, one that could add a unique flair to flower arrangements. But it's a parasitic weed that attaches to roots, sucks out nutrients and is threatening California's $1.5 billion processing tomato industry.
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This praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, has just ambushed a honey bee and is grasping it in its spiked forelegs. There is no Harry Houdini-kind of escape. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Spiked Forelegs of a Praying Mantis: There Is No Escape

October 9, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A praying mantis, an incredible ambush predator, can lie in wait for hours for its prey. Often it's so camouflaged that it totally blends in with its habitat. It can rotate its head 180 degrees--and nothing, it seems, can escape its view.
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