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- Olive Knot
- Black Scale
UC Pest Management Guidelines (UC Statewide IPM Project Web Site)
UC Cooperative Extension Cost and Return Studies
- Almonds
  Double Line Drip Irrigation. Southern San Joaquin Valley. 2016 PDF
- Almonds
  Flood Irrigated. San Joaquin Valley North. 2011. PDF
- Almonds
  Micro-sprinkler. San Joaquin Valley North. 2016. PDF
- Olive Oil
  Super High Density. San Joaquin Valley 2007. PDF
- Olives - San Joaquin Valley. 2005 PDF
- Pecans - Sacramento/San Joaquin Valley - 2005. PDF
- Pistachios
  Low Volume Irrigation - San Joaquin Valley South. 2015. PDF
- Walnuts
  Late Leafing - Lateral Bearing. San Joaquin Valley North. 2017. PDF
- Walnuts
  Micro-Sprinkler Irrigation - San Joaquin Valley North. 2007 PDF

This is the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, that Katie Thompson-Peer uses in her biological research. (Photo by André Karwath, Wikipedia)

Bug Squad: Article

Katie Thompson-Peer: Fruit Flies as a Model to Study Dendrite Regeneration

May 23, 2023

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

The fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, is widely used for biological research.

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Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Katie Thompson-Peer: 'Cellular Mechanisms of Dendrite Regeneration after Neuron Injury'

May 23, 2023

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Assistant professor Katie Thompson-Peer of the Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, UC Irvine, will speak on "Cellular Mechanisms of Dendrite Regeneration after Neuron Injury at the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar on Wednesday, May 24.

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Photo of ANR at the Grizzlies Baseball Game Cheering. Tagline at top says ANR Inclusion: Together we knock it out of the park!

Together@Work: Article

Welcome to the Workplace Inclusion & Belonging Blog

May 23, 2023

By Elizabeth A Moon

Welcome to the TOGETHER@WORK Blog. This is Elizabeth, UC ANR's director of workplace inclusion and belonging.

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Alison Coomer is a third-year graduate student in the Department of Plant Pathology and a member of the Shahid Siddique lab.

Three UC Davis Nematology Grad Students Win Travel Awards to International Conference

May 23, 2023

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Three graduate students in the laboratory of nematologist Shahid Siddique, assistant professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, have won travel awards to attend the 62nd annual conference of the Society of Nematologists (SON), set July 9-14 in Columbus, Ohio.

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Two adult emerald ash borers on a leaf. Photo by Stephen Ausmus, USDA.

Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Invasive Pest Spotlight: Emerald Ash Borer

May 23, 2023

By Belinda Messenger-Sikes

The invasive pest spotlight focuses on emerging or potential invasive pests in California. In this issue we are covering the emerald ash borer.

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Gerry Spinelli asesor agrícola en Horticultura en el condado de San Diego de UC ANR durante un experimento en el Centro de Investigación y Extensión en Irvine para investigar qué aspersores son más eficientes, es decir, cuál ofrece mejor uniformidad en la distribución del agua.

Noticias: Article

‘Pregúntale a tu asesor’ un foro para resolver dudas y soluciones en agricultura

May 22, 2023

By Basilisa M Rawleigh

Las plantas son muy similares a los seres humanos, necesitan agua para vivir y es a travs del agua como transportan los nutrientes desde el suelo hasta el cuerpo completo de la planta.

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Diane Ullman, UC Davis distinguished professor

Entomology & Nematology News: Article

UC Davis Class Project: Creating Insect-Themed Ceramic-Mosaic Mural in Napa

May 22, 2023

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Two UC Davis entomologists/artists are spearheading a project to create an insect-themed, large-scale, ceramic-mosaic mural at the Matthiasson Winery in Napa.

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Glenn County: Article

2023 Glenn County 4-H Summer Camp Applications Available Now!

May 22, 2023

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Shovel-headed garden worm, Bipalium kewense. Photo by Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State, Bugwood.org

Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Weird Worms: Land Planaria

May 22, 2023

By Belinda Messenger-Sikes

What is that weird wormlike thing in your garden? A slug? An earthworm? It may be neitherit it might be a land planarian. Land planaria are also called terrestrial flatworms and hammerhead worms.

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Kern County: Article

Kern UCCE/DWR Weekly Crop Water Use Report 05-22-2023

May 22, 2023

Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How to Use Weekly Crop Water Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 05-22-2023" ET Report 05-22-2023 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...

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