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Reminder: 2023 UC Dry Bean Field Day

August 11, 2023
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
UC Davis and UC Cooperative Extension will host the UC Dry Bean Field Day on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 from 9:30am to 11:30am. The field day will begin along Bee Biology Road on the UC Davis campus. The agenda is pasted below, and a downloadable version is attached to the bottom of this post. DPR (1.
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Flowering aprium grown on espalier trellis structure at the Master Gardeners' Demonstration Garden. Michelle Graydon

Master Gardener Fall 2023 Workshop Series

August 11, 2023
A new season of Master Gardener Workshops is about to start! The series begins with a two-parter designed to help us make the most of our summer produce: Canning Fruits & Pickles: The Basics of Boiling Water Bath Canning on August 28, followed by Pressure Canning Vegetables and Dehydrating Fruits &...
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photos by Bernadette Thomas
Under the Solano Sun: Article

The Power of Sharing Master Gardener Lessons

August 11, 2023
One of my favorite experiences about being a UC CooperativeExtensionMaster Gardener is sharing what I am learning with my granddaughter,Cleary. Most people assume that when you have a Master Gardener title that you know everything.
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A female monarch flutters into a Vacaville garden on Aug. 10 and checks out the narrow-leafed milkweed, Asclepias fascicularis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

And Just Like That, A Monarch Fluttered into Our Garden

August 10, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
And just like that, a female monarch butterfly fluttered into our Vacaville pollinator garden this morning, Aug. 10, and left a dozen or so calling cards: precious eggs. We earlier saw a male monarch patrolling the garden on the morning of July 23, but he left to go find the girls.
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Fifth-year doctoral student Shawn Christensen of the Rachel Vannette lab, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

UC Davis Scientists Collaborate With 'Deep Look' on Bindweed Turret Bees

August 10, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Microbiologist Shawn Christensen, a fifth-year doctoral candidate in the Rachel Vannette laboratory, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, and Vannette, his major professor, were among those collaborating with the producers of KQED Science's Deep Look for its wildlife video on bindweed t...
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Gender recognition training available

August 10, 2023
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The Gender Recognition and Lived Name Policy (GRLN) ensures that all individuals are identified by their accurate gender identity and lived or preferred name on university-issued documents and in UC's information systems.
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photo by Michelle Davis
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Mosquitoes

August 10, 2023
Mosquitoes are the winners in the global warming climate, thriving for longer periods of time in areas that are warmer and more humid.
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UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman (right) and assistant professor and urban landscape entomologist Emily Meineke taught the class.
Bug Squad: Article

A Mural Like No Other

August 9, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The Secret Life of Vineyards depicts what you may never see: the life that inhabits a vineyard. A UC Davis team created the insect-themed ceramic-mosaic mural that was recently installed at the Matthiasson Winery, 3175 Dry Creek Road, Napa.
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Sharon Lawler, professor emerita, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Professor Emerita Sharon Lawler Weighs in on Mosquito Questions

August 9, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Professor emerita Sharon Lawler of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology is quoted in a Pest Gnome study titled "2023's Most Vulnerable Counties for Mosquito-Borne Diseases," published Aug. 9. The article, noting that World Mosquito Day is Aug.
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