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Who Caused that Damage?

December 17, 2021
By Ben A Faber
For anyone trying to figure out what sort of critter is causing damage to their farm, garden, home or park, the University of California Statewide IPM Program has an online tool that can help.
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Oak Galls in Bidwell Park, J.C. Lawrence

Oak Galls and Mistletoe: Nature’s Decorations

December 17, 2021
When you look up into the bare branches of some oak trees at this time of year, you can see ball-shaped growths hanging there, looking almost like nature's Christmas ornaments. These are galls. A gall is an abnormal growth produced by a plant under the influence of another organism.
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The cover image of BioScience by Diego Delso shows a Bombus terrestris, a buff-tailed bumble bee that is one of the most numerous bumble bee species in Europe.

Do Forests Play a Role in Bumble Bee Life History?

December 16, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Do forests play a role in bumble bee life history? Yes, says UC Davis alumnus and research ecologist John Mola and his colleagues in a newly published article, "The Importance of Forests in Bumble Bee Biology and Conservation," the cover story in the current edition of the journal Bioscience.
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photo of paper by Jenni Dodini
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Food for Thought

December 16, 2021
I look forward to the Home Seller insert in the Friday paper every week. This article caught me by surprise for two reasons. 1. I had just seen a news clip on the TV news the evening before. A bee expert from UC Davis was being interviewed about the very study cited here.
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The current edition of Bioscience, shows the cover image of a Bombus terrestris nectaring on a pink mula mulla, Ptilotus exaltatus. (Photo by John Mola)
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UC Davis Alumnus John Mola: 'The Importance of Forests in Bumble Bee Biology and Conservation'

December 15, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"A growing body of evidence suggests that forests may play an important role in bumble bee life history," says a team of scientists led by UC Davis alumnus and research ecologist John Mola in a newly published article, "The Importance of Forests in Bumble Bee Biology and Conservation," the cover sto...
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State implements indoor mask mandate for all

December 15, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has announced a statewide mask mandate, effective December 15, 2021, through January 15, 2022, for all persons, regardless of vaccination status, while in indoor public settings.
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