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Maintaining defensible space around dwellings can reduce chances the home will be burned in a wildfire.
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Buying insurance for homes in wildfire-prone areas is becoming more challenging

January 9, 2019
By Jeannette Warnert
The dramatic wildfire losses in California the last two years has homeowners' insurance companies canceling policies in similarly high-risk areas, reported Austin Colbers in the Aspen Times. The story was distributed by the Associated Press and picked up in numerous newspapers and websites.
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UC Davis fourth-year doctoral student Charlotte Herbert Alberts holds her acrylic painting of an Assassin fly (Ommatius sp.) that she painted to celebrate World Robber Fly Day, April 30.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Bohart Museum Open House on Jan. 12: Time's Fun When Studying Flies

January 9, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Time flies when you're having fun? No, time's fun when you're studying flies! Nearly a dozen fly researchers from throughout the UC Davis campus will greet the public and explain their research at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Jan.
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Glenn County: Article

Glenn County 4-H News Flash - January 8, 2019!

January 9, 2019
Quick Links: FARM BUREAU CRAB FEED SERVER SIGN-UPS Call the UCCE Office at 865-1107 DESSERTS NEEDED FOR GLENN COUNTY 4-H FUNDRAISER BOOTH AT CRAB FEED! Glenn County 4-H Camp Teen Camp Counselor Applications http://ceglenn.ucanr.edu/files/294236.
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Central Sierra Livestock & Natural Resources: Article

January 2019

January 9, 2019
In this issue: Reporting on Drought The importance of keeping track California Animal Health and Food Safety Lab Updates Winter/Spring Workshops Calendar...
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Back to Basics. What's THAT Weed?

January 9, 2019
By Ben A Faber
Author: Lynn M. Sosnoskie The first step in developing an effective weed management program is being able to properly identify the weed species that are infesting a field. But why? Why is weed identification so important? Simply stated, because not all weeds are created equal.
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Honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr. checks out a bee swarm at Arizona State University.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Honey Bee Geneticist Robert E. Page Jr. Named UC Davis Distinguished Emeritus

January 8, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
DAVIS--Internationally acclaimed honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr., a UC Davis alumnus whose administrative career took him from chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology to provost of Arizona State University, is the recipient of the 2019 UC Davis Distinguished Emeritus Award.
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Kern County: Article

Meeting Announcements

January 8, 2019
Two workshops are scheduled for February: Weather Grass and Drought: Planning for Uncertainty Thursday, February 7, 2019 from 5:00 PM to 8:15 PM UC Cooperative Extension Office 4437-B S. Laspina St. Tulare, CA 93274 See attached newsletter for more information.
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