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A Great Bee Guy Dies

June 10, 2019
By Ben A Faber
Dr. Robbin Thorp: 1933-2019 Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey Published on: June 7, 2019 Dr. Robbin Thorp was the world authority on Franklin's bumble bee, pictured on his computer screen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) Dr.
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The Skinny on Avocado Pests and Diseases

June 10, 2019
By Ben A Faber
"A Field Day with Avocado Pest and Disease" was a program sponsored by: CA Avocado Society CA Avocado Commission University of CA Coop Extension And these are the handouts to highlight the talks given by: Jim Davis, Jane Delahoyde, Ben Faber, Enrico Ferro, Gabe Filipe, Anna Howell, Patricia Manosalv...
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Let's Keep It Safe Out There

June 10, 2019
Canning season is almost upon us. Canning is easy. Canning is fun. Canning is simple. Canning is helpful. Canning is dangerous. Canning is dangerous? YES, canning is dangerous if you do not educate yourself and follow approved canning methods and recipes.
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Glyphosate (e.g., "Roundup") Use in Contra Costa Gardens

June 10, 2019
Help for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Help Desk Request: I've just moved into my first house, and I would like to grow a moderate-sized vegetable garden in the back of the property.
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A lady beetle, aka ladybug, ready to devour aphids, its primary food source. Image taken in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Birds, Bats or a Bloom? But No Splat!

June 9, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Remember that massive green blob that showed up Tuesday night, June 4 on the National Weather Service (NWS) radar in San Diego, and NWS tweeted it was a a cloud of ladybugs (termed a bloom)? Wait! They may NOT have been ladybugs, scientifically known as lady beetles, family Coccinellidae.
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Robbin Thorp, distinguished emeritus professor of entomology, with Franklin's bumble bee, a bee he had been monitoring since 1998. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Remembering the Legendary Robbin Thorp

June 7, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
We cannot imagine a world without Dr. Robbin Thorp. The distinguished emeritus professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis--he preferred to be known as Robbin--was a global and legendary authority on bees, an amazing person and an incredible scientist.
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Robbin Thorp was a world authority on Franklin's bumble bee. Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey
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In memoriam: Robbin Thorp

June 7, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Robbin Thorp, a global and legendary authority on bees and a distinguished emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis, passed away Friday, June 7, at his home in Davis, surrounded by family. He was 85.
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