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ANR Employee News: Article

In memoriam: Tim Wallace

June 23, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Tim Wallace, UC Cooperative Extension specialist emeritus, passed away May 14, 2021, at home in Berkeley. He was 92. Wallace was raised in Winnetka, Ill., and graduated with honors with a bachelor's degree in economics at Harvard University, master's degree at Oregon State University and Ph.D.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Purslane weed seed biology

June 23, 2021
By Steven A Fennimore
Common Purslane Biology Steve Fennimore, Extension Specialist UC Davis July appears to be the period of maximum emergence of common purslane (Portulaca oleracea) see figure 1 attached. Purslane is considered a summer weed with peak emergence occurring during warm weather.
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meadow mouse
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Burrowing Varmints Guide

June 23, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Author: Pamela Kan-Rice Published on: June 8, 2021 A pocket gopher emerges from a burrow. The holes and mounds created by burrowing rodents pose hazards to farmworkers and farm machinery.
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Group of seven coyote pups on a dirt road.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

New Wildlife Pest Identification Tool

June 22, 2021
Wildlife in California is an important natural resource that many people appreciate in their natural habitats and strive to protect. However, sometimes vertebrate animals can become pests in our homes, gardens, schools, parks, and landscapes and management efforts are needed.
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This image of a tiny monarch egg won a silver award in the international Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Life and Human Sciences (ACE). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Day 2 of National Pollinator Week: Focus on a Tiny Egg

June 22, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's Day 2 of National Pollinator Week. So, I guess I should "toot my own horn" (we don't have one, but in our household we do have a piano, a double bass, a guitar, a banjo, a ukulele, a dulcimer, a harmonica, a sousaphone, a set of hand drums, and two accordions.
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This image of a monarch butterfly egg won a silver award or second place in the international Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Life and Human Sciences (ACE). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Photo of Tiny Egg Draws Attention of Plight of Monarch Butterflies

June 22, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A UC Davis communications specialist who creates habitat for monarch butterflies in her family's pollinator garden, won a silver award or second-place honors, in a photography competition hosted by the international Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Life...
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UC Davis alumnus Hannah Burrack, a professor of entomology and extension specialist at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, has been named chair of the Department of Entomology at Michigan State University, effective Jan. 1, 2022.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

UC Davis Alum Hannah Burrack Named MSU Department Chair

June 22, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
UC Davis alumnus Hannah Burrack, a professor of entomology and extension specialist at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, has been named chair of the Department of Entomology at Michigan State University, East Lansing, effective Jan. 1, 2022. Burrack will replace F.
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