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Under the Solano Sun: Article

A Favorite Crassula

March 3, 2022
One of my favorite succulents is Crassula capitella 'Campfire'. The nursery tag describes it as a 12-inch sun to part shade plant. Here's a picture of a nursery purchase. As in all succulents, the leaves are plump and fleshy because they store water.
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A mature, parasitic broadleaf mistletoe plant that is bright green on a bare tree branch.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Mistletoe: parasitic plant or bird food?

March 2, 2022
By Belinda Messenger-Sikes
All mistletoes infest and grow as parasites on trees and large shrubs. In some cases, the host plant can be severely damaged. But recent studies have shown that broadleaf mistletoes can shelter and feed wildlife, including birds and small mammals.
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Five members of Jason Bond lab at the UC Quail Ridge Reserve, Napa County. From left are Lacie Newton, Xavier Zahnle, Emma Jochim, Lisa Chamberland, and Jim Starrett. Not pictured are the newest lab members Iris Bright and Megan Ma.
Bug Squad: Article

Of Butterflies and Hornets and Spiders and Millipedes

March 2, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you're a wanna-be entomologist or arachnologist, or just curious about insects and arachnids, you'll love the live animals and specimens that will showcased in the Bohart Museum of Entomology booth at the 11th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Disparities exist between racial/ethnic groups in impact of WIC participation on children’s sugar-sweetened beverage intake as found in new study

March 2, 2022
By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie
Despite a recent study suggesting that children drink fewer sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) the longer they participate in the federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), new findings from a study conducted with a large sample of WIC-participating families...
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