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A fruit fly, spotted wing drosophila, on a raspberry. The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's first spring seminar is on fruit flies. Alistair McGregor of Oxford Brookes University, England, will speak. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

UC Davis Spring Seminars: from Fruit Flies to Ants to Spider Glue and More!

March 25, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Medical entomologist Geoffrey Attardo, assistant professor of entomology, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, has lined up the department's spring seminars for the spring quarter, and what a line-up it is! They range in topics from fruit flies to spider glue to an African odysssey.
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Nell Green Nylen (right) and her colleagues stop for a view of San Francisco Bay on a hike in the East Bay Hills above the UC Berkeley campus. Photo by Lidia Cano Pecharromán.
The Confluence: Article

Improving water governance through informed decision-making

March 25, 2019
By Faith Kearns Nell Green Nylen is a Senior Research Fellow with the Wheeler Water Institute in the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE) at Berkeley Law. Her research engages law, science, and policy to tackle critical California water issues. Nell earned a J.D. from Berkeley Law and a Ph.D.
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UC Master Gardeners- Diggin' it in SLO: Article

Invasive Shot Hole Borer and Goldspotted Oak Borer Workshop

March 25, 2019
By Maria Murrietta
Beetle borers. They are very small and they cause a lot of damage to trees, including death. These insects have not been found yet in our County but they are very close and we are especially concerned about the ISHB which can attack over 110 tree species.
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UC ANR website gets a new look

March 25, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Colleagues, Last month, Strategic Communications and IT soft-launched the website redesign project to test the site in the live environment and complete bug fixes before an official launch was announced. Bug fixes are complete, so we are now happy to share broadly that the site is live.
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8001 TJet Nozzle from a gang of 10. Brand new ceramic, Teflon tape and brass fittings. Doing high quality work and loving it!
Strawberries and Caneberries: Article

Botrytis v Biological Fungicides: Ready for the Rain

March 25, 2019
By Mark P Bolda
Just put out a study this morning with my colleagues from PSI screening a number of biological fungicides. These materials have been accumulating interest on the part of both growers and buyers as they seem to fit a more "natural" approach to food production attractive to consumers.
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Bloomless N tazetta - Chinese sacred lily
Under the Solano Sun: Article

A Tale of Three Narcissus

March 25, 2019
Narcissus are problematic in my Suisun City garden. Some naturalize well but others fizzle after a first season of bloom, producing only leaves until I find the time and energy to dig them out.
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Ad submitted in Promotional ad contest
California 4-H Grown: Article

How would you promote 4-H?

March 25, 2019
By Suzanne Morikawa
When creating an ad campaign, your target audience is your main consideration. You try to create a messageusing words and/or imagesthat you feel would resonate with them.
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