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Bruce Hammock is a UC Davis distinguished professor of entomology with a joint appointment at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

In the News: Hammock and Zhang Labs Target Obesity-Enhanced Colon Cancer

April 30, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Bruce Hammock, a distinguished professor of entomology with the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology who holds a joint appointment with the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, kept busy today--along with his colleagues--answering news media queries.
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ANR News Blog: Article

April News Clips

April 30, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
This geneticist is creating gene-edited animals for our plates (Ozy.com) Marissa Fessenden, April 29 Animal geneticist Alison Van Eenennaam has six calves that are rather unusual.
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Fig. 1. The lettuce aphid, Nasonovia ribis-nigri.
Salinas Valley Agriculture: Article

Red aphids in organic lettuce

April 30, 2018
I have been receiving phone calls about the presence of red aphids in organic romaine lettuce that is resistant to the lettuce aphid, Nasonovia ribis-nigri (Hemiptera: Aphididae, Fig. 1). The lettuce aphid is considered a difficult pest to manage.
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Wendy Powers
ANR Employee News: Article

Telling our story through UC ANR’s public value statements

April 30, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
UC ANR's final, revised public value statements are now posted. These short and compelling statements articulate the value of our work. They can be used by everyone in UC ANR to help others understand our work, garner support for our work, and help us focus our work on impact.
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Mariposa County: Article

May 2018

April 30, 2018
Here is the May 2018 4-H Spirit. Inside you will find information on Fashion Revue winners, Mechanical Field Day in Merced, and lots more.
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white sage
UC Master Gardeners- Diggin' it in SLO: Article

White Sage

April 30, 2018
White Sage By Jutta Thoerner UCCE Master Gardener Salvia Apiana White Sage Planting zone: 7-10 Size: 3 to 4 feet tall, 3 to 6 feet wide. Flower stems can spike to 9 feet or more. Bloom:Light blue to white flowers in April to mid-July. The flower is a colorful corolla with 2 lips of unequal length.
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Bruce Hammock (front) is flanked by two of his researchers, co-first author Jun Yang (left) and Sung Hee Hwang. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Hammock and Zhang labs: Targeting Obesity-Enhanced Colon Cancer

April 30, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
(Embargo lifts at noon, Pacific Time, April 30) A newly published study by researchers at the University of Massachusetts and the University of California, Davis sheds new light on the mechanisms involved in obesity-enhanced colon cancer and may offer a therapeutic target to block and treat colonic...
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Paul and Molly Dinner Bell Farm
Farming in the Foothills: Article

“Letters from a Young Farmer”: Beginning Farming -Part 2

April 30, 2018
By Hannah Meyer
It is the time of year when most people with any interest in the outdoors begin thinking about planting something. The last blog post introduced local farmer, Paul Glowaski co-owner of Dinner Bell Farm, as he reflects on the challenges of starting a farm in the foothills.
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