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Bug Squad: Article

Bohart Museum Associate Jeff Smith: A Monarch Kind of Day

August 24, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Entomologist Jeff Smith, who curates the butterfly and moth collection at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, Davis, had a "Monarch Kind of Day" Wednesday, Aug. 23 at a surprise party heralding his 70th birthday and his 30 years of volunteer service.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

2nd Annual Rice Weed Course 2017

August 23, 2017
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest
The 2nd Annual Rice Weed Course will take place: Friday, September 15, 2017 from 8:30AM to 4:25PM (Registration begins at 7:30AM) at the Hamilton Road Field (on West Hamilton Rd. between Hwy. 99 & Riceton Hwy.) and Rice Experiment Station, Biggs, CA Participants head to the field (2016).
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Participants head to the field to view plots (2016). Photo by Dana Dickey
UC Rice Blog: Article

2nd Annual Rice Weed Course 2017

August 23, 2017
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest
The 2nd Annual Rice Weed Course will take place: Friday, September 15, 2017 from 8:30AM to 4:25PM (Registration begins at 7:30AM) at the Hamilton Road Field (on West Hamilton Rd. between Hwy. 99 & Riceton Hwy.
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Bug Squad: Article

Bohart Museum Open House: 'Bark Beetle Forest Central'

August 22, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you attend the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 27, you'll learn all about bark beetles but you probably won't recognize the facility. It will be "Bark Beetle Forest Central," says Tabatha Yang, education and outreach coordinator.
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IGIS: Article

ESRI Storymaps – A tool for extending our work to California

August 21, 2017
By Shane T Feirer
With the ever-changing world of technology and knowledge we have a need to get this information out to the public in a timely manner. One of the new tools that we can use are Storymaps from ESRI. These web based application combine text and maps into an intuitive and interactive experience.
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Bug Squad: Article

How Do Insects, Spiders React to a Partial Solar Eclipse?

August 21, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The sky darkens. The temperature drops several degrees. A breeze rustles the leaves of the African blue basil. Dogs bark. And off in the distance, a hawk shrills. A partial solar eclipse is about to happen in Vacaville, Calif.
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