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A Fuyu type Persimmon
The Backyard Gardener: Article

Persimmon Overview

November 19, 2020
One of the most beautiful autumnal sights is that of a leafless tree sporting a crop of brilliant orange, lantern-like 'Hachiya' persimmons ready for harvest. Not only is the fruit attractive, but many varieties sport spectacular fall leaf colors as well.
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Under the Solano Sun: Article

Fall: A Second Season to Plant

November 19, 2020
One traditionally greets springtime with great joy as the season of renewal and a time to look forward to planting a summer garden. But, as we sadly pick our last succulent tomatoes, let's remember that fall can be just as promising a time to plant and enjoy a very different vegetable garden.
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Invasive pampasgrass (Credit: J DiTomaso)
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

What makes a weed an invasive plant?

November 18, 2020
By Belinda Messenger-Sikes, Karey Windbiel-Rojas
Weeds are usually thought of as native plants we don't want in areas such as landscapes, fields, or vegetable gardens either because they reduce economic output or they are considered aesthetically displeasing.
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UC Davis doctoral student Jill Oberski captured this screen shot at the finals. She is top row, second from left.
Bug Squad: Article

UC Davis Doctoral Students in Entomology Got It Right

November 18, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
They knew the answer. "A worker honey bee has how many pairs of wax glands on its abdomen?" That would be four, answered the UC Davis Entomology Team did at the Entomological Society of America's Virtual Entomology Games, a college-bowl type of competition formerly known as the Linnaean Games.
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From Soil to Science: Article

Sustainable Polymers: Taking Action to Solve the Challenge of Plastics

November 18, 2020
By Steven Worker
New Extension Peer Reviewed Curriculum Through an innovative collaboration with the University of Minnesota Center for Sustainable Polymers, Minnesota, California, and New York 4-H Cooperative Extension educators partnered to develop and pilot youth-driven curricula Focusing on the use and impacts o...
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A screen shot of the finals at the Virtual Entomology Games. (Image by Jill Oberski)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

UC Davis Entomology Team Makes the ESA Finals

November 18, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The first sighting of emerald ash borer in North America occurred in 2002, when it was discovered attacking ash trees in Ontario, Canada and what U.S. state? If you answered Michigan, as the UC Davis Entomology Team did, you're right.
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UCCE Siskiyou: Article

Intermountain UCCE Research Updates

November 18, 2020
Newsletter #1 Topics Blue Alfalfa Aphid The Continued Saga of Injury RR Alfalfa Following Applications Recent Weed Control Trials in Alfalfa Is Irrigation Alfalfa After Last Cutting a Good Idea Tips for Maximizing Grain Yields Livestock Mortality Composting...
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