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UC Davis emeritus professor Norm Gary examines a frame at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

‘Bee Man’ Norman Gary Says Hobby Beekeepers in Urban Environments Should Limit Hives to Two

December 27, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
DAVIS--Pesticides, parasites, predators, and a multitude of microorganisms threaten the survival of honey bees, says retired apiculturist Norman Gary of the University of California, Davis, but so do hobby beekeepers in urban environments who are rearing too many colonies for bees to survive and thr...
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Getting ready to bury the datalogger 6 inches deep. Ruler is to make certain the depth is correct.
Strawberries and Caneberries: Article

Measuring Bed Temperatures Under Clear and Opaque Plastics

December 27, 2018
By Mark P Bolda
As most people in the berry industry, I believe quite strongly that there is a lot of variation in strawberry bed temperatures. Sides that face the sun longer tend to be warmer and those that don't are cooler.
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Some weeds and moss doing quite well under a plastic most people think of as opaque.
Strawberries and Caneberries: Article

Green Plastic Isn't Necessarily Green

December 27, 2018
By Mark P Bolda
A lot of growers already know this, but here we have a clear (no pun intended) demonstration that the thin colored plastics deployed as mulch in our strawberries are not as opaque as one would think.
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Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Growing Grains at Home.

December 26, 2018
By T. Eric Nightingale, UC Master Gardener of Napa County If you are like me, you have occasionally daydreamed of a life on a farm.
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Tehama County: Article

January 2019

December 26, 2018
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Welcome 2019 with a new look! Favorite Foods Day, January 19 Club Reports Awards and Loans available 4-H, FFA, Grange and Independent Agreement 4-H Uniforms, Fees, Fundraising and Incentives and more!...
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Queen and her court. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

'Beekeeping and Management' Track on Feb. 10 at Vet Med

December 26, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"Beekeeping and Management" will be part of the two-day UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine's 2019 winter conference presented by its Center for Continuing Education in February 2019. The conference, covering several vet med topics or tracks, is set for Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 9-10.
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A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, heading toward California poppy,Eschscholzia californica. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

The Big 43: The California Native Plants, Plus One, Studied in UC Davis Research

December 25, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When pollination ecologists from the Neal Williams lab at the University of California Davis--Ola Lundin, Kimiora Ward and Professor Williams--recently published their research in the Journal of Applied Ecology on "Identifying Native Plants for Coordinated Habitat Management of Arthropod Pollinators...
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